Phillips Goal Avoids Close Shave
Sheffield United 2-1 MK Dons (Npower League 1) - Bramall Lane. Att: 16,367 Sheffield United moved up to fourth in League 1 with a hard-fought victory over play-off contenders MK Dons. Matt Phillips (right) scored the 67 th minute winner as he combined with fellow Blackpool loanee Billy Clarke to take the Blades to within 3 points of the automatic places. The hosts started the game nervously after conceding a goal late in Saturday’s draw at Leyton Orient and Dons midfielder Stephen Gleeson’s poke at George Long’s goal caused early problems before Neil Collins brave block. The alarm bells were ringing for United but they broke the deadlock on 22 minutes through centre forward Richard Cresswell. Stephen Quinn broke free from the halfway line and after a neat one-two with Clarke; he laid on Cresswell to power home from 15 yards for his fifth of the season. In a stop-start encounter, Phillips stung the hands of David Martin before the excellent centre half Harry Maguire headed a...