This time the visitors come forward through Moussa Djenepo.

The summer arrival from Standard Liege jinks inside a couple of defenders before firing a feeble shot at Dean Henderson.

The Blades keeper gobbles it up.

Moroccan international Sofiane Boufal is at the heart of everything good for the Saints - but he's yet to find a telling contirbution.

This time he curls into the crowd from the edge of the box.

Now it's Southampton's turn to apply a bit of pressure.

Che Adams tests Dean Henderson from range, but the Blades keeper is equal to it and pushes the ball to safety.

Southampton clear yet another Blades corner - their seventh of the match - and break.

But despite a lovely nutmeg by Sofiane Boufal. the attack breaks down.

It's all Sheffield United now.

They look determined to break the deadlock after Oliver McBurnie had the ball in the net.

The home fans don't like that, but it's the correct decision in the end.

Oliver McBurnie drifts in at the back post to score from the resulting free-kick but after a lengthy VAR consultation it's disallowed.

John Egan, who missed it before it fell to McBurnie, was in an offside position when the ball came in.

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Saints defender Jannik Vestergaard goes in the book for a late tackle on Cedric Soares.

Bit of a reducer, that.

Free-kick to Sheffield United...

Che Adams nearly finds himself in behind the Blades defence but Dean Henderson beats him to it.

Henderson, disappointingly, has taken off the cap he was wearing in the first half.

Ooh that's late.

Saints enforcer Pierre Emile Hojbjerg avoids a booking for a late, late challenge on David McGoldrick in the middle of the park.

Off we go again.

All square at the break then.

A pretty even half as both sides had good chances to open the scoring and both sides' keepers made some fine saves.

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Moussa Djenepo does brilliantly to break his way through two tackles and square it for Sofiane Boufal, but the Moroccan can only direct his shot straight at Dean Henderson.

Another tangle for Pierre Emile Hojbjerg but this time it's Oliver McBurnie who ends up on the deck.

Looks like another accidental elbow, and it looks like McBurnie's had the wind knocked out of him.

He'll be OK to continue though.

The game's settled down a little now as we approach half-time.

You get the sense both teams will be happy to go into the break with honours even.

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Another chance missed by the Blades.

Oliver Norwood whips in a wicked free-kick and David McGoldrick ghosts in at the back post - and it looks like a tap-in - but he can only put his effort wide.

The hosts are starting to build a bit of momentum now.

£20m man Oliver McBurnie is starting to get involved to good effect.

Superb defending by Jannik Vestergaard.

Oliver Norwood picks out George Baldock with a brilliant cross-field ping and Baldock thinks he's in - but the big Saints defender is there to clear away.

Chants of 'Deano, Deano' rang around Bramall Lane after that Dean Henderson save.

The home crowd certainly appreciated it.

Saints skipper Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg goes down after a tangle with David McGoldrick.

Hojbjerg is saying the Blades man caught him with an elbow but it looked accidental to me.

He's OK to carry on anyway.

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