Clarke brace brings Steel City derby joy for United

Soccer Football - Championship - Sheffield Wednesday vs Sheffield United - HIllsborough, Sheffield, Britain - September 24, 2017 Sheffield United's Leon Clarke celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal Action Images/Jason Cairnduff

(Reuters) - Leon Clarke scored twice against his former club as Sheffield United upset local rivals Sheffield Wednesday with a 4-2 victory in an enthralling 'Steel City derby' at Hillsborough on Sunday in the English Championship (second tier).

The first Sheffield derby in five years, played in front of a crowd of just under 33,000, was a crackling affair from the outset.