Rochdale 2-0 Sheffield United

Grant Holt scored 34 goals in 75 games for Rochdale before leaving for Nottingham Forest in 2006

Grant Holt scored his first goal since rejoining Rochdale to help beat Sheffield United in League One.

Rochdale goalkeeper Josh Lilis pulled off a string of excellent saves from Florent Cuvelier and Che Adams to stop the Blades taking the lead.

Dale broke the deadlock when Holt flicked on to fellow substitute Peter Vincenti, who curled past Lilis.

Holt then swept Michael Rose's corner into the roof of the net to secure the victory for Rochdale.

Rochdale manager Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:

"Holty's come in and he's done exceptionally well in training and he's done well in the games when he's come on.

"If you want a promotion winning team, you've got to have game management, game knowledge and players who can go out there and do it without being coached.

"There's a lot of things to be said about the politics of football, the fact of the matter is, we've won 12 games and I'm pleased about that."