JOHN EGAN SCORED twice with both goals set up by Irish international team-mate Conor Hourihane as Sheffield United won 3-1 at struggling Hull today.
Billy Sharp scored and missed a penalty on his 300th Sheffield United appearance in the win.
The 35-year-old striker put the Blades in front after 17 minutes with a simple close-range header, while Egan scored twice after the restart to seal a routine away victory.
Sharp’s day, however, was rather soured late in the first half when his spot-kick was well saved by Matt Ingram.
That miss was not damaging, though, as Egan put clear water between the two sides with a 50th-minute header from Hourihane’s inswinging corner.
Hourihane and Egan repeated the dose in similar circumstances after 61 minutes when the Republic of Ireland international glanced home from the right corner of the six-yard box.
Keane Lewis-Potter made it 3-1 – Hull’s first goal since the opening day of the season – after 74 minutes, but there was no way back for the Tigers.
In League One, Aiden McGeady scored in Sunderland’s 2-2 draw against Fleetwood Town, putting them ahead 2-0 in the game before they were pegged back.
Ronan Curtis hit the net for Portsmouth but they lost 2-1 to Cambridge United.
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