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Boss Paul Jewell says new loan signing Kieron Dyer will have benefited from his 74 minutes at Leeds having not started a game for West Ham since mid-December. The Blues manager says he was pleased with the 32-year-old’s performance on a surface he felt didn’t particularly suit him.

The Blades are seven points clear of third-placed Middlesbrough.

Jason Scotland’s late deflected goal secured the Blues a deserved 1-1 draw at Southampton. The Saints went ahead in the 74th minute via top scorer Rickie Lambert but Scotland’s goal five minutes from the end claimed the point for Town.

Southampton striker Billy Sharp says the ovation the Town support gave him after he scored at Portman Road earlier in the season soon after the death of his new-born son Luey was a “special thing”. The 26-year-old, who has revealed he spoke to the Blues in January, could face Town with his new club Southampton at St Mary’s this evening.

Spurs again succumbed to a team in the division below them after a limp display in South Yorkshire.

Spurs again succumbed to a team in the division below them after a limp display in South Yorkshire.

Spurs again succumbed to a team in the division below them after a limp display in South Yorkshire.

Spurs again succumbed to a team in the division below them after a limp display in South Yorkshire.

Spurs again succumbed to a team in the division below them after a limp display in South Yorkshire.

Tottenham's hopes of winning a first FA Cup since 1991 were dashed as Sheffield United beat them 1-0 in the fifth round of this season's competition on Wednesday.