An injury-time header from Phil Jagielka secured a late point for Sheffield United as they came from two goals behind to draw with West Ham.

The Hammers were 3-1 up at half-time thanks to goals from Michael Carrick, Jon Harley and Marlon Harewood but Neil Warnock's men fought their way back into the match as debutant Paul Shaw made it 3-2 before Jagielka's dramatic equaliser.

Warnock kept faith with Wayne Allison and hat-trick hero Paul Peschisolido up front following last week's 3-0 win over Gillingham.

And just five minutes into the match, Peschisolido again proved his worth when the ball he played out to Nick Montgomery was returned, allowing the Canadian to put the hosts ahead.

The Hammers immediately looked to get back on level terms and their persistence was rewarded in the 19th minute when David Connolly's pass picked out Carrick, who slotted the ball past Blades goalkeeper Paddy Kenny.

West Ham then spectacularly took the lead three minutes later when Harley launched an unstoppable shot from outside the area.

The visitors were now starting to control the match and had the chance to add a third, but Harewood was unable to direct his shot past the Sheffield United defence.

Minutes later, however, Harewood had better success as he further stretched West Ham's lead with a goal from Matthew Etherington's cross.

Keen to find a way back into the match, Sheffield United began the second half energetically and a corner from Michael Tonge posed an early threat for the Hammers as Chris Morgan rose in the area, but the defender failed to put enough power in his header.

Although the match briefly lost its explosive edge, the home side continued to press for a goal and found themselves back in the match in the 73rd minute when substitute and new signing Shaw netted.

Shaw, who moved to Bramall Lane from Gillingham this week, found himself on the end of Stuart McCall's cross and was able to reduce the deficit.

The strike immediately brought the match to life again and three minutes later United were handed the chance to equalise when Peschisolido was brought down in the area by Anton Ferdinand.

However, Tonge's penalty was kept out by a magnificent save from Stephen Bywater on his first start in three years for West Ham.

Seemingly undeterred by the miss, the Blades pushed again but Montgomery could only watch as his shot went agonisingly wide of the left post.

But having come so close to an equaliser, the Yorkshire side eventually found a way through deep in injury time when Jagielka rose to meet Tonge's corner and headed the ball in to steal a late draw.

Teams

Sheff Utd: Kenny, Phil Jagielka, Kozluk, Morgan, Page (Sturridge 78), McCall, Montgomery, Tonge, Lester (Shaw 64), Peschisolido, Allison.

Subs Not Used: Wright, Whitlow, Rankine.

Goals: Peschisolido 5, Shaw 72, Phil Jagielka 90.

West Ham: Bywater, Harley, Ferdinand, Dailly, Melville, Carrick, Horlock (Deane 78), Mullins, Etherington (Mellor 88), Connolly, Harewood (Stockdale 82).

Subs Not Used: Shaaban, Cohen.

Goals: Carrick 19, Harley 22, Harewood 37.

Att: 22,787

Ref: P Durkin (Dorset).