Sheffield United 3-3 Fulham
by Harry De Cosemo
at Bramall Lane

FOOTBALL is intoxicating because of its unpredictability. Rarely has that been more evident than at Bramall Lane, where Sheffield United and Fulham played out a tempestuous six-goal thriller on Saturday.

This is a story without a coherent narrative. In the first half, it looked a drab end of season affair, but with four goals in 12 second half minutes, swivelled into a potential fourth Blades win of the season. Ultimately, Fulham rallied to spoil the party, and Chris Wilder was left bemoaning yet more defensive frailties, which have told the story of a disastrous campaign.

“To score three at home and only get a draw is disappointing,” Wilder said. “But we had a game plan to get a foothold and allow our belief to grow, which we did.