Richard Cresswell spared Sheffield United's blushes with a second-half equaliser on his full home debut as Doncaster were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane.

James Hayter had fired Rovers ahead just before half-time when racing on to Dean Shiels' precision pass to slide the ball under Blades goalkeeper Mark Bunn.

Doncaster celebrated their first ever league win at Bramall Lane in January, but Rovers' hopes of a second successive win there were dashed by Cresswell's brave 65th-minute header.

Rovers have now drawn eight of their 11 Coca-Cola Championship matches this season and still languish at the wrong end of the table, while Kevin Blackwell's promotion hopefuls are without a win in their last three league encounters.