Sheffield United squandered the chance to put some more pressure on the teams around them in the race for the top six as they were pegged back by struggling West Bromwich Albion at Bramall Lane.
Both teams struggled to establish any sort of control in a first 45 minutes completely devoid of any real quality, save for an Andre Brooks effort that fizzed past the post. But United broke the deadlock when George Campbell turned Gus Hamer’s cross into his own net.
United had chances to go on and put the game to bed but they couldn’t and then paid the price seven minutes from time when Campbell redeemed himself by smashing in a long-range equaliser.
Here’s how we rated the Blades’ players on an afternoon of frustration at Bramall Lane...
9. Callum O'Hare 6
He wasn't immune to the lack of composure on show all over the pitch early on but there were still moments of quality, including some industry to make a chance for himself by flicking past one of Albion's towering centre-halves before misjudging his shot from a tight angle and watching it go out for a throw. He could have got on the scoresheet had his volley not smashed into Peck and he kept on going and going. He's forming a decent understanding with Hoever too, by the looks, with the right-back so often finding him in space with passes inside, but he couldn't do enough to stop Campbell ghosting past him in the middle of the park and smashing Albion level to make up for his earlier own goal | UGC Photo: UGC
10. Gus Hamer 4
Hamer went into the game looking for his 10th goal contribution in his last nine league games at the Lane and it duly arrived, with his dangerous cross from the right being turned into his own net by a stretching George Campbell. But that was the highlight of a poor afternoon for United's talisman, who uncharacteristically gave the ball away on so many occaions and cut a frustrated figure for the most part - probably at a performance that was well below the levels he is capable of. Later sent a diving header into the side netting after a dangerous Brooks cross picked him out before he picked up his 10th booking of the season for dissent late on, earning him a two-match ban to sum up United's frustrations | UGC Photo: UGC
11. Patrick Bamford 5
Also back in the starting XI after illness saw him start on the bench at QPR last weekend but he didn't reappear after the break after taking a whack on the halfway line towards the end of the first half, and moving very gingerly after it. In the time he was on the pitch he couldn't get any real control of the game and when Brooks picked him out in a decent position to have a crack, the striker's touch let him down and the chance went begging | UGC Photo: UGC
12. Subs: Tyrese Campbell 5
Came on at the break for Bamford and did well initially to create an opening for himself after a one-two with Hamer but then he had a chance to pick out Brooks in space but instead absolutely spanked the ball miles over anyone in the middle. He later saw an effort blocked by a defender as United broke clear and then was denied by a smart save from O'Leary as he looked to double United's lead. I may be being harsh but it looked like both he and O'Hare could have done a little more to challenge Campbell before he smashed Albion level | UGC Photo: UGC