Doyle’s late strike fires Sheffield United into FA Cup semis

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Doyle’s late strike fires Sheffield United into FA Cup semis

SHEFFIELD: Sheffield United came from behind twice to edge Blackburn Rovers 3-2 in an entertaining FA Cup quarterfinal after Tommy Doyle’s superb 91st minute strike today booked a Wembley trip.

With the score at 2-2 in added time, Doyle fired a shot from 25m that arrowed into the top corner with keeper Aynsley Pears unable to palm it away despite getting a hand to it.

In a contest between two second-tier teams vying for promotion to the Premier League, Blackburn took the lead in the 21st minute when they were awarded a penalty for Jack Robinson’s handball after a VAR check, which was converted by Ben Brereton.

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