Sheffield United 1-0 Derby County: Championship – Blades edge out Rams at Bramall Lane

Both teams began the match in good form following back-to-back league wins, and it was the visitors who could have opened the scoring after a minute, but Kayden Jackson fired wide when he ought to have done better.

Sheffield United’s Rak-Sakyi then found a yard inside the penalty area, but his effort was wonderfully saved by Rams summer signing Zetterstrom, who managed to deflect a goal-bound shot on to the bar and away.

Halfway through the first half, Callum Elder found himself down the left wing for the Rams and worked the ball to Jerry Yates, who set up Rams captain Mendez- Laing, whose vicious strike struck the United upright with goalkeeper Michael Cooper beaten.

United manager Chris Wilder was becoming increasingly frustrated with Derby’s tactics of slowing the game down, and after a tussle to try to retrieve the ball for a throw-in with Derby striker Jerry Yates, Wilder squared up to opposite manager Paul Warne, which earned the pair a booking.

Just before the break, Gustavo Hamer sent a bender that looked like it was heading into the far corner, but Zetterstrom got down quickly to make another impressive save.