Player Ratings: Sheffield United 1-1 Birmingham (A)
Another sending off and another draw.
Riley Roberts
Adam Davies - 5
Think a better keeper stops the free kick that found the net, but he made some big interventions at times in the rest of the game, even claiming a few crosses with ease.
Femi Seriki - 2
Had one or two forays up the pitch before being sent off after a harsh red.
Japhet Tanganga - 7
Faced a heavy workload as we looked to hold onto a point with 10, but he was resilient and was often on hand to snuff out the danger when Birmingham piled forwards.
Tyler Bindon - 8
Likewise, Bindon kept up a good run of form, with his sense of positioning proving to be a key attribute once again, with crosses into the box often thumped away by the Kiwi.
Harrison Burrows - 7
Set up the goal with a nice ball forwards and was pretty solid defensively for an all round good performance.
Jairo Riedewald - 5
Did his job in the middle of the park without much fuss or spotlight. No complaints.
Sydie Peck - 3
Struggled to really have an impact on the game after taking a really poor penalty. Not a day to remember.
Andre Brooks - 6
No Seriki meant no party, at least in attack, but Brooks has proven that he can help the team out in more than one way, and his work rate and tracking back was certainly a big help when playing with 10.
Callum O’Hare - 4
Took a poor touch early on in the box after being found by Burrows but was fairly anonymous after the red card, which isn’t at all his fault, but meant he did very little in the game.
Danny Ings - N/A
Came in for a first league start since December and was taken off after 25 minutes. Incredibly unfortunate and certainly not possible to grade.
Patrick Bamford - 7
Got the equaliser after rounding Beadle and maybe should have done better with a headed chance a few minutes prior, though it is hard to fault his performance too much.
Subs:
Ki-Jana Hoever - 6
Replaced Ings early on and did well in a tough environment, with the highlight probably being a late pass that looked to have released Cannon one on one before the offside flag was raised against the forward.
Average rating - 5.45
Ratings system:
0 – Reserved for anyone who has a wayward effort at goal smash me in the face, unlikely to ever happen.
1 – Worst of the worst. Saved for disastrous performances, with result-altering mistakes.
2 – A terrible performance. Performances where a player offers very little and has many unsuccessful actions, ultimately proving to be a major detriment to the team’s overall performance.
3 – A bad performance. Negative contribution. Like a 2, just a bit less rubbish.
4 – A below-average performance. Not necessarily having a negative impact on the game; it could just be a player who struggled to impact the game at all.
5 – The baseline rating. All players go into a game starting on a 5 — it’s bang average, given out for an unremarkable yet solid performance, for a postman delivering the post.
6 – A decent performance. A player who gets a 6 has positively contributed to the game, and at the very least has had some impressive moments while being generally solid outside of them.
7 – A good performance. Awarded for players who had a noticeable positive impact on the game.
8 – A very good performance. A player who made significant contributions to the outcome of the game with their performance and consistently displayed a high level throughout.
9 – An outstanding performance. To score as high as a 9, a player needs to be dominant throughout the match, performing at a level well above the standard and/or making multiple game-changing contributions.
10 – A perfect 10, unlikely to ever see the light of day as nobody has a flawless game. For me to even think about giving out a 10 it would probably have to be a player doing something historic or unheard of.