Sheffield United player ratings from the 'shining light' to the defender 'on toast'
Sheffield United claimed a fortunate 2-1 victory over Portsmouth.
It was a really poor performance from the home side but they found a way to win, with goals from Gustavo Hamer and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi sandwiching one from Connor Oglivie – and a host of good Pompey chances in between.
Michael Cooper – made some important saves, including a couple in quick succession from Josh Murphy at the start of the second half 7
Harry Clarke – not helped by his winger, the excellent Murphy had him on toast 4
Anel Ahmedhodzic – the central defence was wide open too often 5
Jack Robinson – gets credit for a big tackle on Colby Bishop 6
Harrison Burrows – substituted after failing to make an impact 5
Hamza Choudhury – his habit of dropping deep for the ball did more harm than good 6
Vinicius Souza – struggled playing alongside Choudhury 6
Ben Brereton Diaz – left Clarke out to dry at times 5
Tom Cannon – struggled to contribute from the hole and missed a chance he really needed to score with one of his last touches 5
Gustavo Hamer – the shining light for the Blades, he opened the scoring 8
Tyrese Campbell – an anonymous afternoon 5
Substitutes:
Sam McCallum (for Burrows, 58) – played his part 5
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (for Campbell, 58) – got the all-important winner 6
Sydie Peck (for Choudhury, 58) – provided more in the middle of the park and released Brewster for what could have been the third 6
Rhian Brewster (for Brereton Diaz, 72) – an important assist be he ought to have a goal too 5
Rob Holding (for Cannon, 82) – a shaky backpass did nothing to settle the late nerves 4
Not used: Faxon, O'Hare, Norrington-Davies, Brooks.