Sheffield United 1-0 Tottenham: Iliman Ndiay fires Blades into FA Cup quarter-final with win over Spurs

A late goal from Iliman Ndiaye helped Sheffield United to beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at Bramall Lane and progress to the FA Cup quarter-final. It was an evenly contested first half, with both sides moving the ball patiently as they looked to create openings. Neither side looked to go direct but rather build up slowly from the back.

Ad Spurs moved the ball well at times but failed to create anything clear cut. Lucas Moura clipped in a cross from the right-hand side which bounced off the top of the crossbar and back into play and that was about the best chance of the first half for Spurs. TransfersMan Utd and Tottenham handed major boost in Raya pursuit — Paper Round27/02/2023 AT 00:02 The hosts failed to capitalise on a defensive error just before half time.

Spurs got it all wrong at the back with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's header going straight into the path of Ismaila Coulibaly who could only blast his effort wide of the goal. A huge opportunity for the 22-year-old but it went begging. Spurs started the second period with much more attacking intent, pushing forward and looking to impose themselves on the game.

They sustained attacks, keeping the hosts penned in their own half but much like in the first half, Spurs didn't ever really come close to scoring. Sheffield United started to grow back into the game just before the hour mark, firing a series of crosses into the box as they looked to open the scoring. Tommy Doyle was able to get on the ball in space with more frequency and started to dictate the tempo for his side.