Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder frustrated after gift-wrapping West Ham United goals

West Ham swept the Blades aside despite having their only recognised striker Michail Antonio once again out injured.

Instead loanee Jesse Lingard provided the attacking menace as goals from Declan Rice, Issa Diop and Ryan Fredericks lifted them above Liverpool and briefly into fourth place.

The result leaves Wilder’s team 15 points from safety - ahead of Newcastle’s game with Chelsea – with just 14 games remaining.

A win would have taken the Blades off the bottom of the table for the first time since November 7, but they remain as far adrift as they have done for most of the campaign.

“At this level you can’t make it easy for the opposition and we gift-wrapped two goals,” said Wilder.

“The timing of the first one is terrible. I thought we would be competitive, which we were. I thought we were well in the game up until that moment. We had a foothold in the game.

“Then we started the second half well but then conceded from a set-play. The manner of the goals is really poor.”

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