Townsend gives Spurs the edge on Blades

The Blades’ cup performances over the past year have belied their League One status, securing five Premier League scalps and reaching the last-four juncture of last season’s FA Cup and now this competition.
United looked like they would once again prove the scourge of top-flight opposition, only for Townsend’s second-half penalty to see Tottenham eke out a 1-0 win in north London.