By Matt Lond & J Bateman
February 23 2003

The Blades have now lost four in a row now and the Bramall Lane jitters has well and truly started , Norwich the latest team to sneek three pionts off them in this explosive game.

Sheff Utd 0-0 Norwich   McVeigh 69 Att: 19,020

Norwich kick-started their promotion push by registering their first league win of 2003 thanks to Paul McVeigh's solitary strike against nine-man Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. 

City had slipped to eighth in Division One, which was their worst position of the season, and they capitalised on their numerical advantage after United had Wayne Quinn and Peter Ndlovu sent off. 

This also condemned United to their fourth successive league defeat as their promotion charge continues to stutter. Norwich, without an away win since September 28, nearly fell behind in the sixth minute when Ndlovu, one of four changes made by manager Neil Warnock, fired in a shot from the edge of the box.

However, it was Norwich who almost twice took the lead against the run of play when David Healy managed to squeeze in a shot which forced Kenny to tip the ball round the post for a corner. 

Clint Easton swung over the kick and Iwan Roberts, making his 250th appearance, thumped a header which was well saved by Kenny. 

Healy was twice denied by Kenny as was Roberts and Steen Nedergaard as Norwich dominated after the break, but Quinn's sending-off proved the decisive moment. 

The on-loan Newcastle defender was dismissed for his second bookable offence in the 60th minute and nine minutes later McVeigh scored the winning goal for Norwich. 

The Northern Ireland international danced his way through the United defence to bury a shot into the back of the net - his 14th goal of the season. 

To add to the bad day the Blades were having, Ndlovu was also sent off for his second bookable offence in the final minute

Reports Courtesy Of Matt Lond