Sheffield United move five points clear of Huddersfield Town

SHEFFIELD United moved five points clear of Huddersfield Town in the race for automatic promotion in npower League One on Tuesday night.

The Blades were held to a 1-1 draw away to Colchester on Tuesday and they stay second in the table, two points clear of neighbours Sheffield Wednesday and five clear of fourth placed Town, although the Terriers have a game in hand on both Sheffield clubs.

Simon Grayson’s Huddersfield travel to Colchester on Saturday as the promotion race hots up.