Sheffield United end 30-year hoodoo

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Early second-half goals from Shaun Murphy and Wayne Allison in the space of four minutes sent United into the fifth round of the League Cup for the first time since 1972, a feat they also achieved in 1962 and 1967, but have never surpassed.

For former Sheffield Wednesday manager Wilkinson, a staunch Owl, it was his first defeat at Bramall Lane in his long managerial career as he paid the price for fielding an under-strength side.