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England: Unsworth holds nerve to give Sheffield United victory [Sat Aug 27th, 2005]
London (Reuters) - Sheffield United continued their flying start in the English first division when a last-minute penalty by debutant defender David Unsworth completed a 2-1 comeback victory over Coventry City.
James Scowcroft had put Coventry ahead in the 24th minute and Steve Kabba equalised soon afterwards.
Former Everton defender Unsworth, who joined United from Portsmouth in midweek, then dispatched the last-gasp penalty to make it four wins and a draw from five games.
Derby County also remained unbeaten but left it even later, as Grzegorz Rasiak scored in the 11th minute of stoppage time to secure a 2-2 draw at Burnley.
Promoted Luton Town continued to look comfortable in their new surroundings as they won 2-0 at Leicester City, and Rob Hulse's goal earned Leeds United a 1-0 victory at Norwich City.
There were also wins for Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Hull.
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