By Richard Gibson For Mailonline
Published: 16:50 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 16:59 BST, 22 April 2019
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Sheffield United provided the most emphatic response to Leeds’ relinquishing of the box seat in the Championship’s automatic promotion to leave themselves two wins shy of the Premier League.
So clinical were Chris Wilder’s team in their dispatch of a Hull team previously unbeaten in 12 matches at home - a run stretching back to November - that their goal difference is now effectively worth an extra point in the quest for a top-two finish.
Leeds’ shock defeat to Wigan at the start of Easter left the two Yorkshire clubs level on points but separated by six goals heading into the final fortnight of the campaign.
David McGoldrick heads in from close range from a corner, completely unmarked in the box
Sheffield United's David McGoldrick celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the match
David McGoldrick's second goal was far more impressive, a curling effort from outside the box
Hull 4-4-1-1: Long; Kane, McKenzie, de Wijs, Lichaj; Bowen, Batty, Irvine, Grosicki; Pugh (Toral 68); Campbell (Dicko 68)
Subs not used: Marshall, Stewart, Goebel, Martin, Ridgewell
Goals: None
Sheffield United 3-5-2: Henderson; O'Connell, Egan, Cranie; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Duffy (Basham 60), Baldock; McGoldrick (Washington 90), Hogan (Madine 71)
Subs not used: Lundstram, Dowell, Stearman, Moore
Goals: McGoldrick (10, 22), Stevens (42)
Attendance: 14,116
By the full-time whistle, however, United had swelled that advantage to three points and a nine-goal swing via a combination of stunning finishes and horrific defending from a team who were chasing a play-off spot until just a few days ago.
In the absence of Billy Sharp, the club’s talismanic captain and leading scorer, it was David McGoldrick who took on the responsibility of providing the firepower with a stunning first-half brace.
How he enjoys playing against Hull. Having netted the only goal in the reverse fixture at Bramall Lane,
