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DERBY DELIGHT FOR BLADES!

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The LeaguePaper Team
1 October 2017

PICTURE SPECIAL

By Tom Blackett

SUPER-SUB: Mark Duffy celebrates his stunning strike which put the Blades 3-2 up
PICTURE: Action Images

IT WAS the first Steel City derby for five years last Sunday – and it was worth the wait for Sheffield United fans.
Chris Wilder’s Blades, buoyant after storming to the League One title last term, ripped Sheffield Wednesday to shreds, triumphing 4-2 at a shellshocked Hillsborough.
Midfielder John Fleck (Pic 1) cracked home a free-kick in the third minute to set the tone and ex-Owl Leon Clarke doubled the lead with just 15 minut...

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