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Sander Berge (number viii) has now scored 4 goals for Sheffield United this flavour

Sheffield United climbed back into the Championship play-off places equally Sander Berge'south third goal in four games helped secure victory over Barnsley.

The Kingdom of norway midfielder converted a second-half cantankerous from old Tykes captain Conor Hourihane and Morgan Gibbs-White made the points safe by rounding the keeper subsequently being played in past Oli McBurnie, another ex-Barnsley thespian.

The visitors had gone closest earlier the break when midfielder Matty Wolfe forced an excellent low salvage from Blades keeper Wes Foderingham.

But chances were scarce once they had fallen behind and Poya Asbaghi's side now have only eight games left following the international break to extricate themselves from their precarious situation.

United'south win lifted them from ninth to fourth, just they later on slipped to fifth following Luton's win at Hull, while Barnsley remain 22nd, 5 points adrift of Reading - who they volition meet at domicile in their next fixture on 2 April.

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Blades manager Paul Heckingbottom guided Barnsley to promotion from League 1 in 2016 and is hoping to go one amend by steering the Blades back to the meridian flight, just 12 months after they were relegated.

Following a run of only one win in their five previous matches, he restored Hourihane to the starting line-upwards just saw his team struggle to create whatever clear openings in the first 45 minutes.

United lost skipper Baton Abrupt with a knock following the break, but past then they were already in front cheers to Berge's goal and should accept doubled their lead when Gibbs-White beat the offside trap and provided a cross to Ben Osborn, who failed to hit the target.

Gibbs-White, though, made no mistake when opportunity came his way equally United completed a seasonal double over their south Yorkshire rivals, having won 3-ii at Oakwell earlier in the campaign.

Carlton Morris clipped the top of the bar with a header from sub Aaron Leya Iseka's cross, but that was equally close as Barnsley came to a late consolation and they have now lost 14 of their 19 games away from home this season.

United boss Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"It'due south been a slog for a long period of time and in that location have been things lilliputian at me like the big injury list we've had, so I recollect it'due south only just that we sign off with a win before the international break.

"Twelve 30 kick-offs can be strange, stadiums tin exist flat - nosotros too looked like a squad who played on Wednesday nighttime and we needed to inject an aggressive mentality into information technology and just do everything quicker.

"Barnsley tried to stay with united states of america merely a good, quick free-kicking, I'g delighted Sander got his goal, and nosotros didn't really await back so."

(On possibility of signing ex-Liverpool and Derby defender Andre Wisdom) "We had Andre in grooming. Andre's not at the level yet for us to bring him in and employ him, so we'll be looking at other options, if they are there."

Barnsley caput motorcoach Poya Asbaghi told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"Until the (first) goal, we were adept - in the first one-half we were the meliorate team, creating chances, and when we came out 2d half, it was the same, nosotros were still pushing them back.

"When they took the lead, things changed. With the assistance of the dwelling oversupply, their players gained confidence all of a sudden and a lack of confidence in our players, these two things changed the game.

"We take to be a squad that is good when nosotros suffer (a setback). If we want to stay in this league, it's ane of the things we take to develop - information technology's normal for a young team, but we tin can't await and say 'in the future it will exist better' because we accept to develop this now."

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Line-ups

Sheff Utd

Formation 3-v-two

• xviii Foderingham
• 34 Gordon Booked at 58mins
• 12 Egan
• 19 Robinson
• 23 Osborn
• 8 Berge Substituted for McBurnie at 71' minutes
• xvi Norwood
• 24 Hourihane
• 33 Norrington-Davies
• 27 Gibbs-White Substituted for Fleck at 83' minutes
• 10 Sharp Substituted for Jebbison at 65' minutes

Substitutes

• i Davies
• 3 Stevens
• four Scrap
• 9 McBurnie
• 29 Ndiaye
• 35 Lopata
• 36 Jebbison

Barnsley

Formation four-2-iii-1

• 40 Collins
• vii Brittain Booked at 72mins
• 30 Helik
• 6 Andersen
• 26 Vita
• 17 Gomes Substituted for Cole at xc+2' minutes
• 33 Wolfe Substituted for Palmer at 75' minutes
• 27 Bassi
• 4 Styles Substituted for Leya Iseka at 74' minutes
• 28 Quina
• 14 Morris

Substitutes

• 1 Walton
• 5 Kitching
• 11 Leya Iseka
• 21 Palmer
• 22 Oduor
• 24 Halme
• 44 Cole

Referee:

Steve Martin

Attendance:

28,515

Match Stats

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1. Match ends, Sheffield United 2, Barnsley 0.

2. Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Barnsley 0.

3. Endeavor saved. Devante Cole (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom correct corner. Assisted by Aaron Leya Iseka with a cantankerous.

4. Offside, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison tries a through brawl, merely Oliver McBurnie is defenseless offside.

5. Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded past Romal Palmer.

6. Substitution, Barnsley. Devante Cole replaces Claudio Gomes.

7. Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) wins a free boot in the defensive half.

8. Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Barnsley).

9. Effort blocked. Carlton Morris (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted past Michal Helik with a headed pass.

10. Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Barnsley) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aaron Leya Iseka with a cross.

11. Corner, Barnsley. Conceded past John Egan.

12. Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).

13. Romal Palmer (Barnsley) wins a costless kick on the left wing.

14. Effort missed. Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted past Ben Osborn.

15. John Egan (Sheffield United) wins a free kicking in the defensive half.

16. Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).

17. Try missed. Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too loftier. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison following a corner.

18. Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Callum Brittain.

19. Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).

20. Domingos Quina (Barnsley) wins a free kicking in the defensive half.

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Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60717009

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