With Fulham to come on the final weekend, Sheffield United could never feel safe when it came to securing their place in the playoffs, particularly with more than one team having the opportunity to prevent them from achieving their target.
However, any concerns that Paul Heckingbottom and the club’s supporters may have had soon disappeared as the Blades went 3-0 ahead versus the champions within 25 minutes, effectively ending the game as a contest.
Enda Stevens put the result beyond any doubt soon after the break, and it left Sheffield United to turn their attention to their upcoming playoff tie with Forest.
The Yorkshire outfit would have probably preferred to have Luton Town as their opponents, something which was due to materialise until Hull City’s dramatic last-gasp equaliser versus Forest on Saturday.
Nevertheless, the odds suggest that Forest will have to be defeated at some stage for one of the other three teams to earn promotion, and Sheffield United will hold no fear after putting together a three-match winning streak, scoring eight goals in the process
Wednesday’s 2-1 triumph against Hearts made it three wins in six outings, guaranteeing a top-five finish and leaving them another three points from seeing off Dundee United’s challenge for fourth.
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That success represented the first time since December that Motherwell had posted back-to-back wins in the top flight, and Alexander will hope that further momentum can be built ahead of next season with a win being enough to enter the Europa Conference League at the third qualifying round stage
All things considered, Motherwell have under-performed for a number of months, leaving Graham Alexander to chase fourth position over a potential bid for third.
An 11-game winless streak left the Steelmen fortunate to still remain in the top six, but they have at least responded with a much stronger end to the campaign.
