The decisive goal came from Louie Marsh’s header after the Owls had been reduced to 10 men in the first half. Fleck and Clark played 75 minutes while Ismaila Coulibaly and Adam Davies, in the Blades goal, played 90 minutes.
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5. Connor Barratt 6
Drove forward with the ball on the right of defence and didn't lose many headers with his size, either - although he was guilty of being a little overzealous and being dragged out of position late in the game, turned by Trueman Photo: Andrew Yates
6. Ciaran Clark 7
Lining up on the left of defence after recovering from the hamstring issue that has sidelined him since the QPR away game in early January, Clark was solid defensively and also looked to stride forward with the ball when the opportunity arose. Still driving forward in the 75th minute to almost force an own goal with a dangerous low centre from the left Photo: Simon Bellis/Sportimage
7. Jili Bayubu 7
Took an early whack to the face after a bizarre collision between two Owls defenders sent three men sprawling on the turf. Great run and cross should have seen Hackford open the scoring but he couldn't connect properly with the goal at his mercy Photo: Simon Bellis/Sportimage
8. Ismaila Coulibaly 7
Lovely flick to Arblaster highlighted his growing confidence after an assured start and showed some really nice touches in midfield, driving forward when the opportunity arose. Struck a well-hit free-kick in the second half which Jack Hall did well to hold and completed a valuable 90 minutes in his development, giving Paul Heckingbottom some food for thought for the promotion run-in Photo: Simon Bellis/Sportimage