By far the busiest of the two goalkeepers in the opening stages of the game, making two smart saves at his near post to keep out Isidor and then Mayenda, before being beaten by Mayenda and Isidor before the break - although neither were attributable to the goalkeeper with those in front of him leaving him exposed. Made some more big stops after the break to keep United in the hunt placeholder image
By far the busiest of the two goalkeepers in the opening stages of the game, making two smart saves at his near post to keep out Isidor and then Mayenda, before being beaten by Mayenda and Isidor before the break - although neither were attributable to the goalkeeper with those in front of him leaving him exposed. Made some more big stops after the break to keep United in the hunt

Sheffield United player ratings gallery from self-inflicted Sunderland defeat as Leeds, Burnley seize advantage

Danny Hall
By Danny Hall

Football writer

Published 1st Jan 2025, 21:55 GMT

Sheffield United player ratings gallery from Sunderland defeat as Blades fall out of automatic promotion spots

Sheffield United fell to third in the Championship table after shooting themselves in the foot twice in defeat to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The Blades missed an early penalty through Kieffer Moore which would have put them ahead before mistakes from Jack Robinson and Sydie Peck, either side of Luke O’Nien’s own goal, put Sunderland in front.

The Blades had a go from there, with sub Andre Brooks testing Anthony Patterson’s handling with a well-struck shot on the volley, but United ended a tough period of games against Burnley, West Brom and the Black Cats with just one point out of a possible nine, ahead of this weekend’s trip to Watford.

Here’s how we rated United’s players on the evening... who was your star man for the Blades?

Looked a threat on the left after coming off the bench. Also used: Norrington-Davies, One

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Looked a threat on the left after coming off the bench. Also used: Norrington-Davies, One | Getty Images

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