How Palace rated against the Blades.

Julian Speroni - Arguably at fault for both goals and is lacking in confidence. 5.

Danny Butterfield - Did not put a foot wrong and has given Taylor a real selection headache. 8.

Mark Hudson - An unhappy afternoon for the centre-back. Two mix-ups with Speroni led to both goals. 5.

Leon Cort - A dominant aerial display from the defender. Tower of strength. 7.

Tony Craig - Sound defensively and set up Palace's second. 7.

Tom Soares - Playing out of his skin at the moment and got on the scoresheet. 8.

Stuart Green - Ineffective display from the midfielder and was sacrificed to make way for Freedman. 6.

Ben Watson - Showed a lot of bottle to take the penalty and looked quality throughout. 8.

Carl Fletcher - Composed and controlled in the middle of the park. Solid display. 7.

James Scowcroft - Works so hard but never really posed a threat in front of goal. 6.

Paul Dickov - Looked really bright and his movement caused the Blades back-four many problems. 7.

Subs.

Dougie Freedman (replaced Green, 55) - A revelation - single handidly dragged his side back into the game. Man of the match. 9.

Jeff Hughes (replaced Dickov, 82) - Looked comfortable. 6.

Besian Idrizaj (replaced Scowcroft, 85) - Had a hand in winning the penalty and looked dangerous in his cameo. 6.