To say the 2025/26 campaign is not playing out as planned for the Blades would be one of the understatements of the year.
Chris Wilder’s men simply cannot find form and squandered an opportunity to lift the mood at Bramall Lane.
They created chanced against QPR but could not make the visitors pay, having to settle for their first draw of the campaign.
It was a result that left Sheffield United sat 23rd in the Championship table, with only their crisis-stricken Steel City rivals Sheffield Wednesday below them.
Here are The Yorkshire Post’s player ratings from Bramall Lane.
9. Andre Brooks - 5
Largely anonymous and looked frustrated. Found himself going deeper and deeper hunting for possession. | Ed Sykes/Getty Images
10. Callum O'Hare - 6
Did not look to be a beneficiary of the system change as his creativity was stifled. | Harriet Massey/Getty Images
11. Tyrese Campbell - 4
Looked sharp one minute and sluggish the next. The hosts needed more from him. | Harriet Massey/Getty Images
12. Danny Ings - 6
Worked hard and was the brighter of Sheffield United's frontmen. Unlucky to see a diving header kept out in the first half. | Kate McShane/Getty Images