Mansfield Town 0-3 Sheffield Utd result, stats and report

Cardiff City bossed 67 per cent of the ball and hit 28 shots but had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United, who scored through a penalty and a Callum O'Hare finish inside the opening seven minutes.

Sheffield Utd took all three points at Ewood Park with goals from Tom Cannon and Sydie Peck either side of half-time, leaving Blackburn to rue a performance that produced 19 shots and just one goal.

Mansfield Town put on a ruthless display at home, thrashing Luton Town 5-2 in League One thanks to a brace from Nathan Moriah-Welsh in the first half and two more from Jon Russell after the break. Luton had the ball but Mansfield had the desire, and that tells you everything.

Antoni Sarcevic's 18th-minute goal proved enough as Bradford City ground out a 1-0 win over Mansfield Town, keeping a clean sheet despite Mansfield's greater possession throughout the afternoon.

Reading put Mansfield Town to the sword with a ruthless 5-0 win at home, with Jack Marriott grabbing a brace and the Royals creating chances at will in a performance that demanded exactly the standards this division requires.

Sheffield United edged a breathless five-goal Championship thriller against Bolton Wanderers, with substitute Romelle Donovan's left-foot finish in the 93rd minute settling a match that had everything. Bolton competed hard and deserved more, but Sheffield Utd got the job done.

Sheffield United host Lincoln City at Bramall Lane on Saturday looking to build on a recent win over Blackburn, while Lincoln arrive having lost two of their last five in the Championship. Something has to give.

Wigan Athletic have won just once in their last five League One matches and face a Mansfield Town side who have taken five wins from their last ten. Saturday at the DW Stadium is a game Wigan simply cannot afford to lose.