FA Cup - Sheffield United stun Charlton to reach semis
Nigel Clough of Sheffield United (PA Photos)
League One side Sheffield United scored two goals in two minutes to beat Charlton Athletic 2-0 and book their place in the FA Cup semi finals.
The Blades beat their Championship opponents with two sucker-punches in the second half, courtesy of goals from Ryan Flynn and John Brayford.
The goals came minutes after Callum Harriott missed an open goal for the Addicks.
In a dull first-half, John Harris fired a shot narrowly over. The Blades then had the ball in the net when Conor Coady lashed the ball home but he was offside.
Johnnie Jackson was then lucky to escape a red card for a dangerous challenge on Jose Baxter
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After Harriott’s miss, the game sprang to life on 65 minutes when Jose Baxter’s cross was stabbed in by Flynn.
And they sealed victory when Brayford’s shot deflected in. Coady had another effort ruled out for offside but it did not matter as the home side clinched their place at Wembley.













