Gibbs-White penalty admission, McBurnie fury, Uremovic reaction: Sheffield United moments missed

Sheffield United and Bournemouth played out a hard-fought goalless draw at Bramall Lane yesterday. United had the better of the chances with Morgan Gibbs-White twice being denied by keeper Mark Travers and Filip Uremovic missing a golden opportunity in front of the Kop right at the death.

It was a gripping game that saw United take another step closer towards a play-off finish and secure yet another clean sheet. However, it was also spoilt by a terrible refereeing decision late on, which saw Gibbs-White denied a penalty following a clumsy challenge from Nat Phillips inside the area.

The game was not short on action and controversy. Here are the moments you may have missed.

The former United man, who joined yesterday's opponents in a then club record deal in 2018, was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma last year.

By way of tribute, United's resident programme artist Nick Bianco featured Brooks on the front cover of the matchday programme and the club tweeted 'All of us behind you, Brooksy'.

Bournemouth acknowledged the tribute, taking to Twitter to describe it as a 'classy touch'.

It's fair to say referee Dean Whitestone won't be getting a Christmas card off Paul Heckingbottom. The Blades boss went in to see him after the game and demanded to know how he failed to give his side a penalty late on.

It wasn't the only decision that irked him. He accused Whitestone of 'buying' the way Bournemouth went to ground looking for free-kicks and it led to frustration not only among players but fans as well. Supporters regular booed the man in the middle and at one point sang 'you're not fit to referee'.

There was a similar scenario when Bournemouth visited Bramall Lane in the Premier League season, with United becoming