The win kept United in the relegation zone but maximum points pushed them above Oldham Athletic and within a point of Manchester City. It isn't often said about Dave Bassett's side but the Blades made there come back in 'real style' - it would have been too far fetched for a Roy of the Rovers comic strip. But this performance was by far their best of the season and stood a real good chance of retaining their top flight status.
Prior to their game with he Hammers United were finding goals difficult to come by and even more importantly turning games into wins having drawn their previous five matches. The home side dominated the first half, Franz Carr rolled back the years to his Nottingham Forest days as he charged down the right flank but went in at half-time 2-1 down.
West Ham had charged three attacks in the first half but the United defence and keeper Alan Kelly whose brother Gary (latter a United keeper) was sat on the Hammers substitute bench produced woeful defending saw the Londoners have a two goal lead within half an hour.
On 8 minutes Ian Bishop picked up a loose ball 30 yards out from goal, he moved forward and positioned before slamming a sweet strike into the net for his first Premiership goal of the season, Kelly got an hand to it and most probably should have saved but he didn't as the Hammers took the lead.
Despite going down early doors the home faithful didn't allow it to rattle their cage, Carr fled past Rowland and provided plenty of crosses but twice keeper Miklosko got a foot to the ball to deny Jostein Flo before he denied Adrian Littlejohn when his shot lacked power.
West Ham netted their second goal of the afternoon following Holmes short corner on the left, he played a number of passes with Marsh (31 minutes) forging a mazy run before fired home at the angle.
At the other end Flo came close to scoring when his header was headed out from under the bar by Breacker - United's luck looked out of sight until Dane Whitehouse brought them back into the game with a rising drive from just outside the penalty area after a route-one ball was flicked onto him by Gayle.
The youngsters goal was the start of something good, they went into the break a goal behind but in the second half they came out all guns blazing, within three minutes they were level when Brian Gayle headed home John Gannon's corner for his third goal in six matches.
The Blades increased pressure on Miklosko's goal, he made a string of errors and one in particular which resulted in United's goal. Glynn Hodges crossed into the box, the Chezolslovakian stopper dropped the ball with Rogers reacting quickest to hook the ball home to win the match; 3-2.
SHEFFIELD UNITED (4-4-2): A Kelly (sub: S Tracey, 86min) C Bradshaw, B Gayle, D Tuttle, R Nilsen F Carr, P Rogers, J Gannon (sub: G Hodges, 68), D Whitehouse J Flo, A Littlejohn.
WEST HAM UNITED (4-4-2): L Miklosko T Breacker, A Gale, S Potts, K Rowland M Marsh (sub: M Allen, 75), P Butler, I Bishop, M Holmes (sub: K Brown, 75) T Morley, L Chapman.
Referee: P Durkin.
Attendance: 13,646