The Blades thought they had broken the deadlock when Ollie Norwood’s second half strike hit the back of the net. But the celebrations were cut short by a late flag for offside, and United couldn’t find another way past Blackpool goalkeeper Dan Grimshaw.
Blackpool hit the crossbar in the first half through Josh Bowler, who also dragged a second-half shot just wide of the Blades goal in a good second-half display.
Here’s how we rated the Blades players at Bloomfield Road…
1. Wes Foderingham 6
Will have been glad of a much more comfortable evening after his one-man defiance at Coventry. Pulled off a good diving block early in the second half and didn't have much else to do Photo: Andrew Yates
2. Ben Osborn 6
Plenty of endeavour as always down the right hand side as he did another good job of filling in in an unfamiliar position. Photo: Andrew Yates
3. Kyron Gordon 6
Much more composed than he was against Coventry on Saturday, dealing well with Blackpool's threats - both in the air and on the ground. Looked to get forward in support of attacks too Photo: Andrew Yates
4. John Egan 7
Another much improved from the Coventry horror show, Egan coped well with a difficult physical threat of Madine and also used the ball well, with a good couple of raking passes setting United on the attack Photo: Andrew Yates