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- Blades move up to second after beating Blackburn
Blades move up to second after beating Blackburn
Sheffield United moved into the EFL Championship's automatic promotion places with a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers, with Harrison Burrows and Tyrese Campbell on target.
Burrows scored his first goal for the Blades to hand them a 16th-minute lead at Ewood Park, where Blackburn failed to record a single shot on target against its rock-solid visitors.
A close-range finish from Campbell gave Chris Wilder's men breathing space shortly after the hour mark, with Kieffer Moore, Gustavo Hamer and Burrows all missing chances to add further gloss to the scoreline.
Sheffield United, which has only conceded six goals in 13 league games this campaign, moved up to second ahead of the matchday's remaining fixtures, leapfrogging Burnley and Leeds United.
Elsewhere, Swansea City recorded its first win in seven matches by overcoming Oxford United 2-1 at Kassam Stadium.
Zan Vipotnik swept home after 38 minutes for Swansea's first goal in 563 minutes of Championship action to open the scoring, then Florian Bianchini doubled its advantage with 10 minutes to play.
Dane Scarlett gave Oxford hope late on, but it was unable to force an equaliser and remains two points clear of the relegation zone.