ANOTHER STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Millers Boss Matt Taylor was satisfied with his side’s hard-working display at relegation rivals, Blackpool, but he felt the Millers were worthy of the three points on the west coast.

“I have mixed emotions. I was disappointed at halftime. It was a competitive match. They were up and at us. They were direct and physical in their play.

much more in control.

“They have not created too much. That is four games and we’ve only conceded one goal, so the players are looking really solid, defensively. This is a really difficult place to come.

It was an uncomfortable game. We could have been more comfortable in terms of our play. We are competing, matching the opposition and putting bodies on the line.

the bottom corner.

United took that momentum into the second half as Alethea Paul saw an early free-kick well blocked, before Walters saw a freekick of her own fly just past the post and Barker saw an effort well saved from the edge of the box. United brought on Mia Enderby for pace on the counter and it remained United on top as Walters headed just over the crossbar. Tamara Wilcock,

Rhema Lord-Mears and Ellie Wilson were all introduced late on as Charlton’s biggest chance went just wide through Alex Hennessy. Several balls into the Blades box were brilliantly dealt with by Fran Stenson who kept her first clean sheet on her home debut, and Wilcock had a chance to wrap it up deep into seven added minutes but was denied by a good save from Sian Rogers.

“We were much improved in the second half but for the crossbar and the post and a goalkeeping save, we were a little short. In the second half, we were

“We were trying to win the game in the end as you saw from the substitutions. We just needed one of those moments.”