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BAMFORD BRACE DOWNS THE IMPS

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The LeaguePaper Team
11 October 2026

Wilder’s joy at his Blades
By Nick Johnson

SHEFFIELD UTD 3 Bamford 43, 77, Chong 52 LINCOLN CITY 0

CHRIS Wilder heapedpraise on his Sheffield United side after they ended a run of three straight defeats by beating Lincoln.

BREATHING SPACE: Tahith Chong scores the Blades’ second
PICTURES: Alamy

Patrick Bamford scored twice with Tahith Chong also netting for the Blades.
Wilder said: “We needed a clean sheet, we needed a big performance. The team that we were playing, one of the best away records in the division, hasn’t just been given them and wasn’...

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