It was late heartbreak on Valentine's Day for Portsmouth, who fall to another narrow defeat in the Championship.
Pompey suffered back-to-back Championship defeats for the first time since December following a 90th-minute winner from Andre Brooks at Fratton Park, which earned Sheffield United all 3 points.
The defeat now means that Portsmouth drop down to 21st, one point above Leicester City in 22nd, who were in FA Cup action.
There were 2 changes to the XI that narrowly lost away at Preston North End last Saturday.
Colby Bishop returned to the XI for Jacob Brown, and John Swift replaced the absent Conor Chaplin.
Pompey had a plethora of chances to open the score in the first half, but ultimately failed to find an opening.
Millenic Alli played in Swift, who tapped a parried ball away from Michael Cooper onto the inside of the post 15 minutes gone.
Bishop then had the ball in the back of the net at one point when he thumped home a cleared ball.
However, Ebou Adams collided with Japhet Tanganga before the goal, and to Pompey's frustration, referee James Linington gave The Blades the advantage.
HALF-TIME: Portsmouth 0-0 Sheffield United
Chris Wilder's side did begin to grow into the game in the second 45, and almost scored via Tyler Bindon, but Nicolas Scmid comfortably caught the New Zealand international's header.
Jacob Brown, on his Fratton Park debut, was not far off scoring with his first touch of the ball, when Cooper only just caught Marlon Pack's corner.
But it was a bitter ending for John Mousinho's side, when in the dying embers of normal time, Brooks tapped in Tyrese Campbell's ball to the back post to seal the 3 points late on.
The Blues did have a chance to find a response, but Alli's effort at goal was pushed onto the inside of the post by Cooper in Pompey's last attack of the afternoon.
FULL-TIME: Portsmouth 0-1 Sheffield United
Next up: On Tuesday night, it is a trip to The Valley for John Mousinho's side, who visit Charlton Athletic in a 7:45 kick-off.
It was a dramatic encounter in the reverse fixture, when a last-gasp winner from Min-hyeok Yang cancelled out Harvey Knibbs' initial late equaliser.
The Addicks currently sit 18th in the Championship, 7 points above the drop.
Portsmouth: 1. Schmid (GK), 24. Devlin, 5. Poole, 3. Ogilvie, 22. Swanson (2. Williams) 38. Adams, 21. Dozzell (16. Le Roux) 8. Swift (7. Pack), 10. Segečic (40. Brown) 27. Alli, 9. Bishop (C) (Formation: 4-2-3-1)
Unused subs: 26. Bursik (GK), 17. Bowat, 25. Kirk, 47. Caballero, 55. Dia
Bookings: Swift 25’
Head coach: John Mousinho
Sheffield United: 1. Cooper (GK), 38. Seriki (12. Hoever) 2. Tanganga (C), 6. Bindon, 14. Burrows, 18. Soumaré (42. Peck), 27. Phillips, 11. Brooks, 8. Hamer, 7. Cannon (10. O'Hare), 45. Bamford (23. Campbell) (Formation: 4-4-2)
Unused subs: 17. Davies (GK), 4. Arblaster, 5. Hjelde, 9. Ings, 25. McGuinness
Goals: Brooks 90’
Bookings: Hamer 45+3’, Soumaré 48’, Hoever 90+7’
Manager: Chris Wilder
Referee: James Linington
Venue: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,092 (including 1,375 Sheffield United fans)
If you're after more reflection on today's game, the Pompey Live: Extra-Time podcast serves as the perfect listen! Jake Smith was joined at Fratton Park by Kirsty Roxanne and James Wilson to provide full analysis immediately after the full-time whistle.
Jake will be back with the next instalment of The Football Hour on Express FM from 6pm on Monday (February 16th) evening to provide further reaction to this match, as well as a preview of Pompey's trip to Charlton Athletic on Tuesday night.
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