Sheffield United 2-2 West Ham: Analysis
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Joe Rindl, BBC Sport
Despite scoring their late leveller, Sheffield United still remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, seven points off safety.
No team has ever survived with fewer points in the Premier League at this stage of the season, but there were plenty of reasons to be cheerful for Blades supporters.
Villarreal loannee Ben Brereton Diaz, playing in his second match for the hosts, scored his first goal in 29 games for club and country.
Meanwhile, Oli McBurnie's late equaliser helped the substitute become the first Blades player to score in four consecutive home top-flight matches.
"I think we deserved a result today," Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder told BBC Match of the Day. "Not just from our attitude but from our play as well."
Going forward, Wilder's side are capable of finding the net. Defensively though, problems still exist.
After Maxwel Cornet's opener they became only the third team to concede 50 goals after 21 games or fewer in a Premier League campaign, emulating Barnsley in 1997-98 and West Brom in 2020-21.
