Football League: Sharp shoots into history books as Norwich are held

• Championship top three fail to win, Hull hammer Bolton
• Sunderland triumph in front of almost 8,000 away fans

Billy Sharp made history as Sheffield United climbed up to third, courtesy of a 3-0 win at Wigan, as each of those above them faltered. The club captain’s 54th minute goal, a close-range finish set up by David McGoldrick – who had scored the first – made Sharp the highest goalscorer in English league football in the 21st century with 220 strikes, overtaking Rickie Lambert. Mark Duffy had scored United’s second.

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