Newcastle vs Sheffield United result: Joelinton puts the icing on the cake as Magpies ease towards safety

Ritchie warmed Dean Henderson's hands with a 14th-minute piledriver from distance as the Magpies grew into the game, but Joelinton squandered a golden opportunity three minutes later when he scuffed his shot with just the keeper to beat after Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron had staged a pacy counter-attack. The Blades restored a measure of control with Oliver Norwood prominent in the middle of the field as the half ran down without ever genuinely threatening Martin Dubravka's goal. Newcastle were handed a potentially significant advantage within five minutes of the restart when Joelinton got the better of Egan as they set off in pursuit of Federico Fernandez's clearance and the defender, who had already been booked, dragged him back and received a second yellow card.