Mansfield Town 3 Sheffield United 0 LIVE: Hiram Boateng gets his second as Stags extend lead over Blades

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Sheffield United face their fourth friendly of pre-season this evening when they travel to Field Mill to face Mansfield Town.

United lost their first game of their warm-up schedule on Saturday at Scunthorpe and although fitness is the most important thing in pre-season, they will be keen to return to winning ways with time running out ahead of their season opener at Watford on August 1.

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Mansfield v Blades LIVE

sees his shot saved after an intelligent pass from Brewster set him free, Pym again got a strong hand to it and it was hacked away by a defender despite Norwood’s best efforts to force it home

Ahmedhodzic gets up highest

to head a right-wing cross, he gets a good connection but it’s wide of the goal

as Berge drives forward and finds Ndiaye with a lovely pass, the Senegal international lets fly and Pym does enough to palm it round the post

Shouts for a penalty

as Brewster goes down under the challenge of Harbottle, it would maybe have been a generous one but he was the right side of the defender and looked to shoot as he went down - nothing given though

Dangerous ball across

from the Mansfield right almost results in a tap in for Akins, but it’s just out of his reach and Baldock taps it behind for a corner, which is cleared by the same man

And that’s drinks

as both sets of players take on some much-needed refreshment - it’s very muggy here in Mansfield and United have been the better of the two sides so far for me, without really penetrating that Mansfield back line and testing Pym in the home goal

to turn and lose Clark on the halfway line, he drives forward but shows too much of the ball to Ahmedhodzic who nicks it away calmly

from Ahmedhodzic sets Baldock free, but Pym is there in time to pick it up before the Blades right-back can get on the end of it

Osborn gets that wrong

as he looks to play in Stevens behind down the left wing but his attempted pass goes out for a throw in, before he lets fly from distance but it’s over Pym’s crossbar

with Ahmedhodzic operating in the central defensive position and Gordon down the right, we wondered if it’d be the opposite and sure they’ll switch fluidly throughout the game

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