Town boss Roy Keane felt his side rode their luck a touch as they picked up their third away league win of the season at Sheffield United. The Blues manager was pleased with the early goal in the 2-1 victory but was disappointed that his side didn’t push on from there.

Keane said: “A good start but a pity we couldn’t build on it. The first goal is always important in any game.

"It was a tough game, a really tough game and we were under a lot of pressure, a bit like here last year, but we managed to hold on and grind out a result without being spectacular.

“But you have to take those results, you can’t try and come and overplay away from home. There were opportunities for us to be more clinical and finish the game off, but credit Sheffield United they put us under a lot of pressure.”

Keane admitted that his side had their fortunate moments: “I think we rode our luck at times today, such as when the boy had the shot and it hit the post and there were some good balls across the box. I think we rode our luck a bit, but we all need that in life and in football.

“Sheffield United have had one or two defeats like we had a few weeks ago and sometimes you just don’t get the break of the ball, which is why football can be so frustrating.”

The Town boss was pleased to see Tamás Priskin net for the fifth time this season: “It was a real poacher’s goal, in the six-yard box. We like them. If you look at all the top strikers in the world they score from six yards out.

“The second one was a good finish from Gareth, who scored here as well last year. It was a good, tough 2-1 victory. We’ll take that.”

Keane says that in addition to Tom Eastman, who suffered a hip problem in the second half, Grant Leadbitter was feeling his hamstring at the end, while David Norris is a big doubt for Tuesday’s home game against Derby with the ankle injury he suffered against Millwall.

Sheffield United boss Gary Speed was unhappy with his side’s defending: “It was disappointing and frustrating as two sloppy goals have cost us. We do a lot of work on set pieces, we knew they’ve got a long throw and we worked on it yesterday.

“We weren’t doing our jobs. We put people in positions and gave them jobs to do and they didn’t do them on the first goal.

“With the form we’re in at the moment, if you go a goal behind you have a mountain to climb.They’ve got themselves back into it through their good play and workrate, which we know they’ll always give, but then threw it away with another soft goal.

“That’s the disappointing thing, we’ve let in two soft goals which have cost us and in the current situation it’s very difficult to get back.”

Speed felt Town took their chances when they came rather than riding their luck as Keane had suggested: “I think when things happen for you you’ve got to take advantage of them and they did that.”

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SurreyITFC added 17:56 - Nov 6 A good 3 away points in the bag. Well done Gareth, scoring the winner on ur 100th appearance COYB
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N4_Blue added 18:05 - Nov 6 After Watford away, all I could see was another bleak season away but fair play to Roy and the lads, great turn around and it still doesn't seem that we are firing on all cylinders. Keep going boys
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Keaneish added 18:13 - Nov 6 Delighted with that result, never an easy place to go and back in the top 6. How was it today? Doesn't sound like we set the world alight but was a resolute display none-the-less. Whoever went today can you let me know how Eastman and Smith played? I see in Keane's statements he's stated Sheff Utd 'put good balls across the box'. Were these from full-backs being beaten? Can't say i like the full back situation at the moment or the fact that Colback is on the left but if it keeps getting us wins then fair enough. Good to see Tamas on the scoresheet and here's hoping for more of the same with three very winnable games coming up before the budgies. A Big test Tuesday night.

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Acen added 18:24 - Nov 6 COYB!
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bluelady added 18:39 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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bluelady added 18:40 - Nov 6 Mom for three games in a row perhaps the doubters will get of priskens back? How many players have we seen turn their game around in a town shirt? Big mac, delaney and now apparantly tamas. Good on you son and luvin the song!
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Garv added 18:44 - Nov 6 Good win. However think the full back situation and leaving townsend out will come back to bite us in the bum at some point.
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bluelady added 18:47 - Nov 6 Ohps blackberry playing up so sorry to hog the posts!
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vulcher added 19:10 - Nov 6 Calm down blue lady lol. Great result lads, tricky place to go to x
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Jesney_Havoc added 19:30 - Nov 6 Norwich o' th' north telt at home ! Megga.
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evansblue added 19:37 - Nov 6 super result and back in the top six. We have gone from losing 3 on the spin to winning 3 in a row. Its a funny old game. Sets us up for a cracker on tuesday night against keanes buddy.
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billbao added 19:43 - Nov 6 Wasn't the greatest game i've ever watched, but we deserved to win. We looked dangerous going forward in the first half, Priskin especially caused their centre backs a hard time. Bit backs to the wall for most of the second half, especially when we had just Wickham up front. Gary Speed says his team worked on set pieces during the week, they obviously didn't work very hard because they looked like a shambles every time we put a throw or corner in the box. Good win, back in the play-offs and ahead of Norwich, great weekend.

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kerryblue added 20:17 - Nov 6 Always knew if he got a proper chance he would take it.Keep it up Roy and the lads and we will hit top two by Christmas
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whoppit added 21:10 - Nov 6 I have to admit, today was pleasing. I thought they were the better side after the break but we hung on. Good job lads.
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alfromcol added 21:23 - Nov 6 Whoppit is it really you or has someone posted on your behalf? Keep up the positive posts!!
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whoppit added 21:31 - Nov 6 alfromcol - credit where it is due. I didn't think it would be an easy game and it wasn't but we hung on and you need to do that to get reluts in this poxy division. Plus, Blue lady is helping me with my anti-Keano rages.
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