Norwich City are still waiting for their first league win of the season after drawing 1-1 with Sheffield United at Carrow Road.
Josh Sargent's opener was quickly ruled out by Oliver Arblaster's unerring equaliser on a miserable afternoon, extending their unbeaten home record but leaving them with just two points from their opening three Championship games.
Despite the defensive concerns there have been plenty of signs of the offensive football Johannes Hoff Thorup wants to play, and they were on display again as the hosts opened the scoring.
Shane Duffy, Marcelino Nunez and Amankwah Forson were all involved, the latter finding Sargent with a clever flick to slide past Michael Cooper.
Those frailties at the other end soon came to the fore, however, and within 10 minutes of the opener United were level. Their equaliser came courtesy of a fine Arblaster strike, driving into the bottom corner after Andre Brooks' cross was only half cleared.
The Blades started the second half strongly, left-back Harrison Burrows going close twice early in it, but had to ride their luck through a series of Norwich chances as the game wore on.
Neither Sargent nor new boy Ante Crnac were able to take advantage, however, and their dominance in the late stages never turned into a clear-cut opportunity.
NORWICH CITY:
Substitutes:
12. Long (GK)
5. Hanley
8. Gibbs (on for Forson, 53)
25. Hernandez (on for Crnac, 87)
33. Cordoba
35. Fisher
40. Hills
41. Forsyth
44. Myles
Head Coach: Johannes Hoff Thorup
Bookings: Duffy (28), Forson (30), Nunez (50), Stacey (52), McLean (74), Thorup (head coach, 90+3)
Goals: Sargent (22)
SHEFFIELD UNITED:
Substitutes:
17. Davies (GK)
3. McCallum
7. Brewster
11. Rak-Sayki (on for O'Hare, 70)
23. Campbell (on for Hamer, 88)
25. Slimane (on for Brooks, 70)
33. Norrington-Davies
42. Peck
45. Sachdev (on for Gilchrist, 90+1)
Head Coach: Chris Wilder
Bookings: Souza (41), Brooks (67)
Goals: Arblaster (32)
KEY MOMENTS
5 - Moore meets Brooks' cross and heads goalward, but there's not enough power to worry Gunn.
6 - Soutar beats Gunn to a corner, heading over the empty net from six yards.
7 - Sainz finds Crnac and he chops inside before returning the favour, but the Spaniard's stab squirms wide of the far post.
22 - GOAL NORWICH (Sargent): Nunez fires the ball into Forson and he flicks round the corner for Sargent, who slides under Cooper to open the scoring.
32 - GOAL SHEFFIELD UNITED (Arblaster): Brooks' low cross is cleared by Doyle only as far as Arblaster on the edge of the box, and he drives into the bottom corner with aplomb.
34 - Moore chips across for Brooks, whose half-volley is deflected behind.
43 - Doyle heads Chrisene's cross towards the back post and Duffy gets to it, but plants his header straight at Cooper.
Half time: Norwich City 1-1 Sheffield United
56 - Burrows unleashes a fierce strike that Gunn turns behind at the near post.
60 - Crnac's long-range strike is deflected on its way through to Cooper.
62 - Another well-hit Burrows effort curls just wide of the top corner.
68 - Cooper easily collects Nunez' free-kick.
69 - Sargent and Crnac exchange passes before the former shoots from the edge of the area, but his strike lacks the required power.
72 - Rak-Sayki backs Chrisene into his own six-yard box and shoots on his left foot, but the winger comfortably clears the crossbar.
Full time: Norwich City 1-1 Sheffield United
PLAYER RATINGS
Gunn 7, Stacey 6, Duffy 7, Doyle 7, Chrisene 6, McLean 7, Nunez 7, Forson 7, Crnac 6, Sainz 5, Sargent 8. Subs: Gibbs 7, Hernandez 5.
MATCH STATISTICS
Possession: 55pc-45pc
Shots: 5-4
On target: 1-4
Corners: 1-5
Fouls: 14-7
Added time: 3 mins/3 mins
Attendance: 26, 373 (1,777 Sheffield United)
Referee: Josh Smith
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