Sheffield United staged a stirring comeback to beat Premier League Fulham 3-2 in a training game at Motspur Park.

The two teams agreed to play 120 minutes whatever the score in a match hastily arranged following Fulham’s pre-season tour of Portugal. The Whites went ahead after a quarter of an hour when Emile Smith Rowe conjured up a curler after a brilliant backheel from Ryan Sessegnon. But the Blades were level twelve minutes later when Tom Cannon converted a penalty after Louie Barry had been brought down in the box.

Marco Silva’s peppered Alex Davies’ goal with shots after the interval, with the United goalkeeper producing a pair of sensational saves before Raul Jimenez restored Fulham’s advantage by glancing home a header from Andreas Pereira’s corner. Jorge Cuenca and Alex Iwobi hit the woodwork as the Whites sought to put the game beyond their Championship opposition.

They paid the penalty right on full time when Barry scored from the spot after Callum O’Hare been taken out. Four minutes from the end of extra time, Callum O’Hare fired into the roof of the net after Fulham overplayed at back. Martial Godo hit the woodwork as Silva’s side ought salvation.season run coming to an end.