League One (Week 35) : Sheffield United beats Southend 4-2
ENGLAND, Jan. 7, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 35: 6 wins in a row for Sheffield United. After their success against Swindon Town, Coventry City, Oldham Athletic, Northampton Town and Bury, the Blades continued their sensational form in the League One with a 4-2 victory over Southend United this Saturday.
Sheffield United dominated the first half thanks to goals from Ebanks-landell Ethan ('3) and O Connell Jack ('42). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Blades further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Lavery Caolan '72 and Freeman Kieron '76).
Sheffield United FC remains in first place with 56 points from 26 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up Scunthorpe United FC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 52 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 45 |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Southend United | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 38 |
| 10 | Millwall | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 35 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 33 |
| 14 | Walsall | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 31 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 30 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 28 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 26 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 22 |
| 21 | Bury | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 22 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 22 |
| 23 | Coventry City | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 21 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Southend United FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Bury 1-4 Southend United (12 Nov.)
- Previous game:Swindon Town 0-0 Southend United (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Southend United - Rochdale (14 Jan.)
Sheffield United FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield United 4-0 Swindon Town (10 Dec.)
- Previous game:Bury 1-3 Sheffield United (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Walsall - Sheffield United (14 Jan.)
- 7 January 2017
- 15:00
- Southend-on-Sea
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 56 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 52 |
| 3 |  Bolton Wanderers | 50 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 45 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 45 |
Week 35 Results
| Saturday 7 January 2017 | ||||
| Southend United | 2-4 | Sheffield United | ||
| Tuesday 28 February 2017 | ||||
| Northampton Town | 19:45 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Bradford City | 19:45 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 19:45 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
 | Millwall | 19:45 | Peterborough United | |
| Bury | 19:45 | Coventry City | ||
| Swindon Town | 19:45 | Gillingham | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 19:45 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 20:00 | Bristol Rovers | |
| Tuesday 7 March 2017 | ||||
| Walsall | 19:45 | Chesterfield | ||
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
| Rochdale | 19:45 | Port Vale | ||
| Wednesday 5 April 2017 | ||||
| Oxford United | 19:45 | Fleetwood Town | ||