United scorer Williamson has little concern for neighbours Wednesday

LEE WILLIAMSON insists his equaliser in yesterday's Steel City derby was no fluke.

Trailing 1-0, the former Rotherham United midfielder whipped in a 60th-minute free-kick which missed everyone but found it's way into Lee Grant's goal after striking the inside of the post.

It caught out everyone inside Hillsborough but didn't stop wild celebrations by Williamson and his Blades team-mates in front of a stunned Kop.

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Afterwards, Williamson said the goal was reward for practice on the training ground.

"To be fair, we do them in training," he said. "Over the years, you see the amount of goals that go in from crosses. You aim for the far post and the majority of the time they just miss out everyone.

"I think we have had more than enough chances to win the game.

"I'm disappointed we didn't win, especially in the second half as the game opened up, we were the better team and should have got the three points. We weren't clinical enough in front of goal.

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"I signed in the summer and I knew this was going to be the biggest game of the season. Just to be part of that and score a goal in it, knowing how much it means to the fans and the club, was great.

"It was my first experience of a derby, I don't think I have played in a bigger game, it was a mad arena out there.

"The crowd getting right behind you was an amazing experience. The experience of being here, I didn't realise it was going to be that frantic, but it was some experience.

"I wasn't involved in the game at Bramall Lane, but coming here we all knew what was expected."

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Williamson praised the efforts of team-mate Stephen Quinn who stood out in a midfield derby scrap.

"Quinn played really well, he's got great fitness levels and is good on the ball. He is composed which helps us out a lot. He was out wide first, then came into the middle and adapted well."

Asked if he would have any qualms about his goal helping to send Wednesday down from the Championship, he bluntly answered: "No."

But he did add that having worked under Owls boss Alan Irvine in a loan spell at Preston last year, he knew the Scotsman would not be one to throw in the towel.

"They are going to have to rely on other results now," he said. "I know the manager, the desire he has got from my time at Preston, and he will have Wednesday up for the battle."