Player Ratings: Sheffield United 3-0 Portsmouth + Wednesday

Two wins on the bounce, six goals scored, none conceded, and Riley's here with the ratings for both.

Riley Roberts

3-0 v Sheffield Wednesday

Michael Cooper - 5

0 shots on target.

Femi Seriki - 7

Gave us a real asset in his ability to draw fouls under pressure, but was also able to progress us into dangerous areas consistently with his powerful carrying.

Japhet Tanganga - 8

Every time the ball went towards him he won it. Both CBs were absolutely dominant and really didn’t give Wednesday much hope in the little pressure they had.

Ben Mee - 8

Equally as impressive, Ben Mee barely lost a thing all game, and these 2 have clearly cemented themselves as our best CB pairing.

Sam McCallum - 5

This may feel a little harsh, but I felt he kept a hold of the ball too long at times in the 1st half and on a couple of occasions that led to us turning over possession just inside our own half.

Jairo Riedewald - 8

I found his performance to be one of the most enjoyable of the season. Not only for the goal in which he won possession high up the pitch, but his consistent ability to be in the right place at the right time.

Sydie Peck - 8

Like his partner Riedewald, Peck was excellent in the press that didn’t let Wednesday breathe, and also had some moments of quality on the ball, setting up the 2nd goal.

Andre Brooks - 7

Ended up with 11 tackles - which was the most of any Championship player in a game for 2 and a half years. Created some decent chances from winning the ball back high up the pitch too.

Callum O’Hare - 7

I’ll be honest, I thought he may have made the wrong decision when electing not to shoot, but instead lay off to Campbell, but it proved to be an excellent one. Another player who really came to life in the aggressive, in your face approach.

Tyrese Campbell - 9

Pretty much a Sheffield United legend at this point with his 3rd Steel City Derby goal in as many matches, with 2 lovely finishes into the bottom corner kicking us into a 2-0 lead.

Danny Ings - 6

Pressed like a mad man from the front, allowing Wednesday defenders no time at all on the ball. Ran himself into a deserved rest after 70 mins.

Average rating - 7.10

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3-0 v Portsmouth

Michael Cooper - 6

I’ve criticised his distribution on here a few times this season, but was more precise in this one, and made a pair of stops to keep the clean sheet in tact

Femi Seriki - 4

I make no secret of how much I love Femi Seriki, but I thought he was sloppy here. The end product was not quite there and a couple of slips were fortunate to not have a worse outcome.

Japhet Tanganga - 7

Not quite as dominant as on Sunday but still had a fine performance up against a very capable #9. Looks so much like the man we paid a big fee for since returning to a natural CB position.

Ben Mee - 6

Guilty of being involved in a mix up or two but was mostly solid en route to back-to-back victories and a third successive clean sheet.

Sam McCallum - 6

Put in some excellent set pieces, from which we always looked like scoring, and was generally lively down the left, with a shot on target late in the first half stemming from a nice bit of interplay between himself and O’Hare.

Jairo Riedewald - 5

Started the game not as well as he showed he can at the weekend, with a couple of loose balls and 50/50s evading him, though he recovered to play some tidy stuff in the middle of the park.

Sydie Peck - 7

SYDIE PECK HAS SCORED A GOAL!!!!!!!

It was another assured performance from a young man who seems to be well on the road back to his best, and what a delight it was seeing his penalty hit the back of the net.

Andre Brooks - 4

Had some nice bits, but was unable to really impact the game as others did in the final third.

Callum O’Hare - 7

A quality display with his back-heel to McCallum in the 1st half showcasing exactly what he brings to the team and continued his improved productivity, with another assist.

Patrick Bamford - 7

Got a goal on his home debut and was a fun watch as he linked play effortlessly. It’s early days but I like what I’ve seen from this man so far.

Tom Cannon - 6

Assumed Danny Ings’ role of being the guy who hunts down defenders on the ball and did a solid job, also making some nice runs in behind and keep the ball moving in an attack that once again created enough chances and got into the right positions to score well.

Average rating - 5.91

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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.