Championship roundup: Sheffield United boost promotion hopes with win at Reading

MATCHWINNER: Sheffield United's Iliman Ndiaye (right) celebrates scoring his side's goal with team-mate Oli McBurnie during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading. Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Sheffield United boosted their hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier League with a hard-earned 1-0 win at Reading.

In a tame first-half showing from both sides, a Sander Berge effort from distance provided United’s best moment while Tom Ince drove narrowly wide for Reading.