Ten-man Sheffield United held on to win the Steel City derby, sending Sheffield Wednesday down to the Championship relegation. The hosts scored inside 90 seconds when Patrick Bamford finished after poor defending from the Owls, and Harrison Burrows made it 2-0.
Despite being down a player—Kalvin Phillips was sent off after a high tackle—Charlie McNeil pulled one back for Wednesday. The administration-hit Owls, who had an 18-point deduction this season, needed a win to avoid relegation but Gabriel Otegbayo was sent off in the 90th minute as they suffered their 10th straight league loss.
With 13 games left, this marks the earliest relegation in English Football League history. Manager Henrik Pedersennow focuses on avoiding finishing with negative points while hoping for a club takeover soon.
