Sheffield United and Bournemouth had to settle for a share of the points as a hugely competitive encounter between the Championship promotion candidates ended goalless.
The Blades were the better side in the first half and came close to scoring when Cherries captain Lloyd Kelly's clearance hit his own bar before keeper Mark Travers brilliantly foiled Morgan Gibbs-White.
Travers again needed to be at his best, rushing out to deny Gibbs-White as he raced clean through with 20 minutes to go.
Wolves loanee Gibbs-White was also denied a penalty late on after appearing to be caught by Nathaniel Phillips before Filip Uremovic missed a late sitter to win it.