Sheffield United threw away a chance for a rare victory, letting slip a two-goal lead as Fulham fought back to claim a late point in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Bramall Lane.
A brilliant scissor-kick from in-form Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz sealed the comeback after Ben Brereton Diaz had scored twice for Sheff Utd.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |
Nott'm Forest
NFO
|
38 | -18 | 32 |
| 18 |
Luton
LUT
|
38 | -33 | 26 |
| 19 |
Burnley
BUR
|
38 | -37 | 24 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Utd
SHU
|
38 | -69 | 16 |
How the match unfolded
There were three changes for the Blades as Anel Ahmedhodzic, Vinicius Souza and Mason Holgate came in, while Fulham were unchanged from their win over Tottenham Hotspur before the international break.
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The in-form visiting team dominated the opening half but the closest they came to a serious test for Ivo Grbic in the Sheff Utd goal did not come until the 38th minute when Muniz poked a close-range effort towards goal that the ’keeper did well to tip on to a post and behind.
Muniz almost gave Fulham a dream start to the second half but his looping header hit the post less than two minutes in.
But instead Sheff Utd took a shock lead on 58 minutes. Oliver McBurnie broke down the left and delivered a sumptuous cross with the outside of his boot to Brereton Diaz who converted his third goal of the season.
The Blades did not lead for long. From a corner, Andreas Pereira found an unmarked Joao Palhinha, who steered a brilliant header into the far corner.
Six minutes later, Sheff Utd came back as their two forwards combined again. This time Brereton Diaz advanced down the left and cut back to McBurnie to register his fifth league goal of the season.
Brereton Diaz got his second less than two minutes later. This time Gustavo Hamer delivered from the left a cross to the far post, where the Chilean was on hand to bundle home.
Sheff Utd thought they had a fourth when McBurnie had scored from a goalmouth scramble but it was overturned for offside by VAR.
Fulham got a goal back in the 86th minute when Tom Cairney did well to set up Bobby De Cordova-Reid, who fired home from outside the area.
In the third of 14 minutes of stoppage time, a cross from Adama Traore was fired home by Muniz’s acrobatic effort for his eighth goal of the season.
Fulham remain 12th with 39 points, while Sheff Utd are still bottom with 15 points.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |
Brighton
BHA
|
38 | -7 | 48 |
| 12 |
Bournemouth
BOU
|
38 | -13 | 48 |
| 13 |
Fulham
FUL
|
38 | -6 | 47 |
| 14 |
Wolves
WOL
|
38 | -15 | 46 |
| 15 |
Everton
EVE
|
38 | -11 | 40 |
| 16 |
Brentford
BRE
|
38 | -9 | 39 |
| 17 |
Nott'm Forest
NFO
|
38 | -18 | 32 |
| 18 |
Luton
LUT
|
38 | -33 | 26 |
| 19 |
Burnley
BUR
|
38 | -37 | 24 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Utd
SHU
|
38 | -69 | 16 |
Club reports
Sheff Utd report | Fulham report
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Key facts
Sheff Utd remain without a Premier League win against Fulham since January 2007, with the Blades drawing two and losing two of their last four such encounters.
Fulham have scored three goals in three of their last four PL matches, while Sheff Utd have scored three goals in a Premier League home match for the first time since they beat Chelsea 3-0 in July 2020.
Only Liverpool, with 19 times, and Spurs, with 15, have hit the woodwork more than Fulham's 14 times in the Premier League this season. No Fulham player has hit the woodwork more than the three of Muniz in the league in 2023/24.
McBurnie scored and assisted in a Premier League match for the first time in his 92nd appearance in the competition.
