Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield he was pleased with how his Blades overcame the loss of striker Patrick Bamford to defeat Oxford United 3-1:
"He took a knock in training which was unfortunate. It was unlucky that he did that, but we train as we play – which is competitive – and the knock put him out for tonight's game.
"We lost Pat yesterday – he might be [out for] a couple or three weeks – which was a big blow to us because we can go a little bit more direct, which we'd like to have done.
"There wasn't much room out there but the boys never got frustrated. The maturity of the display and the patience was really pleasing.
"I thought it was a pretty comfortable evening apart from the first 15-20 minutes.
"Everyone could see their approach – killing the game at every opportunity – which is OK because they are at a different level to our football club, which is not being disrespectful. It's a good club we were playing against, and they are fighting for their lives.
"These midweek games are awkward games and you have to get a good performance and result in there which we did. That's a huge result for us.
"The Middlesbrough game, the Coventry game, the Ipswich game, the Birmingham game, the Stoke game take care of themselves. These are the ones you have to nail.
"We kept doing the right things and I was delighted with the contribution of everyone, including the punters."
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