Sheffield United boss Micky Adams is looking to home form as the key to their survival hopes after their 2-0 win over promotion-chasing Leeds. The Blades recorded back-to-back home victories for the first time this season but they still remain in the drop zone.

"We were terrific today and I thought there was a commitment there that was all to see," he said. "We stifled Leeds, their three-man midfield in particular.

"We were better than them all around the pitch. We limited them to a few chances and, maybe in my tenure here, teams have taken the chances they have had against us.

"We've now beaten Nottingham Forest and Leeds here, and we've shown what we are capable of doing.

"I told the players that everyone had written them off before the game. But we're not finished yet. We've got four home games left which are key to it and this performance has given us a chance."

Leeds had Billy Paynter red carded after an apparent headbutt on Shane Lowry.

"I'm hugely disappointed and we got what we deserved which was nothing," said their manager Simon Grayson. "To lose at important stage of the season and in a derby game is annoying and frustrating.

"We didn't get going. We knew they'd make it difficult and ugly and scrap but we didn't compete or win enough battles. It was hugely frustrating all round.

"But we have to accept it and take it on the chin that we were beaten by a team that showed they wanted it more than us. We got a bad result at Swansea three weeks ago and responded in the right manner, and we have to do that again."

On Paynter's dismissal, Grayson added: "There was a ball into the box, he's challenged for it and the linesman reckons Billy had headbutted him (Lowry). Billy says he hasn't so we'll get the footage and if we think it will go in our favour we'll look to appeal. That rounded off a bad day at the office."