It was a curious display with the Blades unable to lay a glove on their opponents for the first hour, but once the Seagulls had a man sent off, they recognised their opportunity and took advantage.

Wes Foderingham – an important tip-over from Billy Gilmour as the Blades kept the damage down in the first half 6

George Baldock – had plenty of work on his hands, even more so once Kaoru Mitoma came on 5

Auston Trusty – able to push forward after the red card, he played an important part in the equaliser 6

Jack Robinson – a really good performance from the under-rated defender which allowed others to pile forward after the red card 8

Jayden Bogle – his man scored the opener, but was his cross put in by Adam Webster for the equaliser 6

Vinicius Souza – had a difficult first half even before taking the knee in the back which ended his afternoon 5

Oliver Norwood – unable to impose the qualities manager Paul Heckingbottom spoke about in the build-up on his old club 5

Luke Thomas – Brighton doubled up on him early on 5

James McAtee – came into his own once Brighton were down to 10 6

Gustavo Hamer – spent a lot of the first half looking over his shoulder and was inhibited throughout 5

Cameron Archer – can go long periods without impacting games but he released Bogle for the equalser 6

Substitutes:

Ben Osborn (for Souza, 52) – made a difference for the Blades in the middle of the park and red card came from a stamp on him 7

Anis Ben Slimane (for McAtee, 84) – N/A

Will Osula (for Bogle, 90+5) – N/A

Unused substitutes: Lowe, Fleck, Traore, Larouci, Brooks, Amissah.

Sheffield United player ratings serve up a mixture of good and bad as defender leads the way