Sheffield Utd made the chances, Derby a man short from the 66th

Sheffield Utd and Derby drew 1-1 at Bramall Lane, with Patrick Bamford's late equaliser coming after Derby had been down to ten for 24 minutes.

Dion Sanderson was sent off for Derby in the 66th minute, having been booked in the 50th, and from then until the final whistle Derby played with ten men. Bobby Clark had put them ahead in the 37th minute, but Sheffield Utd equalised in the 79th, when Patrick Bamford scored after Romelle Donovan's assist. A point from that position reads very differently once you know the numbers behind it.

Sheffield Utd took 22 shots, far more than the 8.2 they usually take at home, when the average side in this league takes 13.1. Eight of those were on target, and fifteen came from inside the box, which tells you they were getting close to goal rather than shooting from distance. Their expected goals, a figure that adds up how likely each chance was to go in, came to 1.86, nearly double their home average of 0.98.

They also had the ball, 61% of it, where they normally hold around 40.1% at home. Derby, who average 53.1% of possession on the road, were left with 39%. Holding the ball does not make chances on its own, but here the extra possession came with the extra shots.

Derby's own figures are more modest, but they are not uninteresting. They took 11 shots, close to the 11.8 they average away from home, and their expected goals were above the 0.92 they usually post on their travels. Clark had three of those shots and scored the only goal Derby managed. J. Widell Zetterström was called on for ten saves, far more than anyone else in the match.

Bamford had two shots and scored with one of them. Donovan had three, two of them on target, and set up the goal, so the equaliser came from the attacking side's most involved players. Those chances were created by a Derby side that had been a man down since the 66th minute, which makes their attacking output more notable than the scoreline suggests.

Defensively the picture is simpler. Derby conceded one goal, below the two they usually let in away, while Sheffield Utd also conceded one, close to the 1.2 they usually concede at home. Both defences were close to their own normal figures, but Derby's was better than usual for an away side. Across their 11 away matches this season Derby have scored nine and conceded 20.

Player of the matchJ. Widell Zetterström10 saves8.1

P. Bamford1 goal8.0

B. Clark1 goal7.9

R. Donovan1 assist7.3