Chris WIlder hails Sheffield United spirit after another late show to snatch draw from Chelsea
The Blues led twice with goals their hosts should have dealt with better, but Jayden Bogle and Oli McBurnie earnt them a 2-2 draw.
It follows late equalisers at Aston Villa and at home to West Ham United – a McBurnie penalty – and Ollie Norwood's late spot kick to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers under Paul Heckingbottom.
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Hide Ad"I can't fault my players for giving everything," said a proud Wilder.
"I've got this image of the Bournemouth game with eight players flat out at the death so I can't be too critical when they're giving everything but I want to give them more.
"Today we had a better bench and we understood the demands of the Premier League and the three-game week but I thought we really looked strong at the end of the game and dug in.
"We talked about it – we can't be going down with cramp, you've got to find it from somewhere, for yourself, your team-mates, the shirt, the badge to get something from the game.
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Hide Ad"Today was another example. There's enough character in the team. There's a word we all use and there's enough of that in the group.
"When the top teams turn it on and you are off it the question is always asked but I'm not sure that can be incredibly aimed at us."
"I think everybody in the ground would have been incredibly disappointed if we'd not got a result," said Wilder.