Sheffield United finally gained their first Premier League win of the season in their 18th game as they beat 10-man Newcastle United at Bramall Lane.
Newcastle’s Ryan Fraser was sent off late on in the first half after he picked up two bookings in a three-minute spell following fouls on John Fleck and David McGoldrick.
With a little over 15 minutes remaining the Blades were awarded a penalty when Federico Fernandez handled the ball, with the decision given after referee Andy Madley checked the incident on a video screen.
Substitute Billy Sharp sent goalkeeper Karl Darlow the wrong way from the spot for what proved the only goal of the game.
Rhian Brewster nearly added a second for the hosts late on but his deflected strike from 20 yards hit the foot of the post.
The victory ended a club record run of 20 league matches without a win since the Blades beat Chelsea 3-0 on 11 July, before ending the 2019-20 season with three successive defeats.
Their start to this campaign – no wins, two draws and 15 losses – was the worst in Premier League history.
The Blades remain bottom of the table but are now on five points, three behind 19th-placed West Brom and nine adrift of Brighton in 17th, having played a game more than both.
Meanwhile, Newcastle, who have now gone eight games without a win in all competitions, remain 15th, eight points clear of the relegation zone.
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Sheffield United
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Squad number1Player nameRamsdale
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Squad number6Player nameBasham
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Squad number12Player nameEgan
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Squad number22Player nameAmpadu
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Squad number20Player nameBogle
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Squad number7Player nameLundstram
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Squad number16Player nameNorwood
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Squad number4Player nameFleck
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Squad number23Player nameOsborn
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Squad number17Player nameMcGoldrick
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Squad number14Player nameBurke
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Squad number10Player nameSharp
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Squad number15Player nameJagielka
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Squad number24Player nameBrewster
Newcastle United
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Squad number26Player nameDarlow
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Squad number22Player nameYedlin
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Squad number18Player nameFernández
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Squad number5Player nameSchär
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Squad number2Player nameClark
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Squad number3Player nameDummett
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Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
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Squad number14Player nameHayden
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Squad number16Player nameHendrick
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Squad number21Player nameFraser
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Squad number13Player nameWilson
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Squad number7Player nameCarroll
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Squad number11Player nameRitchie
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Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Line-ups
Sheff Utd
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Ramsdale
- 6BashamSubstituted forBrewsterat 51′minutes
- 12Egan
- 22Ampadu
- 20Bogle
- 7Lundstram
- 16Norwood
- 4Fleck
- 23Osborn
- 17McGoldrickBooked at 90minsSubstituted forJagielkaat 90+4′minutes
- 14BurkeSubstituted forSharpat 59′minutesBooked at 80mins
Substitutes
- 10Sharp
- 11Mousset
- 13Lowe
- 15Jagielka
- 18Foderingham
- 24Brewster
- 29Bryan
Newcastle
Formation 5-4-1
- 26DarlowBooked at 69mins
- 22YedlinSubstituted forMurphyat 84′minutes
- 18FernándezSubstituted forCarrollat 77′minutes
- 5SchärBooked at 86mins
- 2Clark
- 3DummettSubstituted forRitchieat 74′minutes
- 36S Longstaff
- 14HaydenBooked at 90mins
- 16Hendrick
- 21FraserBooked at 45mins
- 13Wilson
Substitutes
- 1Dubravka
- 4M Longstaff
- 7Carroll
- 9Joelinton
- 11Ritchie
- 12Gayle
- 23Murphy
- 24Almirón
- 57Anderson
Live Text
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Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Newcastle United 0.
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Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Newcastle United 0.
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Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
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Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
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Substitution, Sheffield United. Phil Jagielka replaces David McGoldrick.
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Offside, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp tries a through ball, but Rhian Brewster is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by David McGoldrick (Sheffield United).
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Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
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Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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John Lundstram (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
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Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood tries a through ball, but David McGoldrick is caught offside.
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Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
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