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Classy Ndiaye gives Blades cutting edge

by
The LeaguePaper Team
12 March 2023

David Connolly

FORMER EFL STRIKER AND TALKSPORT PUNDIT WITH THE LAST WORD

After losing at Blackburn last weekend, the pressure was on Sheffield United to bounce back at Reading in midweek - and it’s a good sign that they did just that thanks to the impressive Iliman Ndiaye’s winner.
I was at the Madejski Stadium to watch a tense game which had a lot at stake for both teams.
In August, Reading were table-toppers as they went to the second-placed Blades. Seven months later the Royals have slithered down the table and have a possible six-point deduction hanging over them.
They were docked six...

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