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Ross Wallace admits Sheffield United played well against Sheffield Wednesday

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Sheffield United won against Sheffield Wednesday in the Steel City derby last month.

Ross Wallace of Sheffield Wednesday  in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday at John Smith's Stadium on October 16, 2016 in...

Sheffield Wednesday winger Ross Wallace has admitted to The Star that Sheffield United played well against them in the Steel City derby.

Wednesday suffered a 4-2 defeat to United at home in the Championship last month.

The match at the Hillsborough Stadium was one of the most entertaining in the Championship this season.

Wednesday winger Wallace, 32, has admitted that Chris Wilder’s side deserved to pick up all three points from the encounter.

Luke Freeman of Queens Park Rangers is closed down by Ross Wallace of Sheffield Wednesday during the Sky Bet Championship match between Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday at...

“We were gutted with the United game,” Wallace told The Star. “We didn’t perform the way we wanted to perform but sometimes you have to give credit to the opposition.

“Sheffield United played well on the day. These things happen in football and unfortunately we had an off day. We never really got going.”

Max Power of Wigan gets past Ross Wallace of Sheffield Wednesday  during the Sky Bet Championship match between Wigan Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday at DW Stadium on February 3, 2017 in...

Over the course of the 90 minutes at the Hillsborough Stadium in the Steel City derby, hosts Wednesday had 63% of the possession, took 12 shots of which two were on target, and earned nine corners, according to BBC Sport.

Visitors United had 37% of the possession, took 12 shots of which seven were on target, and earned seven corners, according to BBC Sport.

The Owls are 12th in the Championship table at the moment with 16 points from 11 matches, while the Blades are third in the standings with 21 points from 11 games.