A SUPERB James Beattie free kick seperated these two sides at the break.
Clear cut chances were limited, and it needed something as special as the former Everton and Southampton striker's 35-yard rocket broke the deadlock just after the half-hour.
Burnley had their best opportunities after that, with James O'Connor and David Unsworth going close.
The Blades, meanwhile, offered little after their goal, and the Clarets can count themselves unlucky to be behind at this stage.
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