The 21-year-old Frenchman Iliman Ndiayestarted on his team’s side of center circle and finished after evading Fulham’s American captain Tim Ream to give Sheffield United a 1-0 victory over the EFL Championship leader. Fulham, which had been a 10-game undefeated streak, now has a two-point lead over second-place Bournemouth and is three points ahead of third-place Bournemouth. The top two teams earn automatic promotion to the English Premier League while the third- through six-place finishers qualify for playoffs that offer the third promotion spot.

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