Rodrigo Muniz’s stoppage-time equaliser denied Sheffield United a rare Premier League win in a six-goal thriller against Fulham. The Brazilian striker volleyed home in the third minute of added time to make it 3-3 and cap a pulsating second half which followed a tame and goalless first period. Ben Brereton Díaz put the Blades in front and after João Palhinha had headed Fulham level, the Chile striker set up Oli McBurnie for the home side’s second before heading the Blades into a 3-1 lead. But the substitute Bobby Decordova‑Reid reduced the deficit for Fulham with his first touch in the 86th minute and Muniz acrobatically silenced the home fans with his eighth goal in as many top-flight appearances. Chris Wilder could not hide his displeasure. “When you score three goals at home in the Premier League, to only get a draw, I think that’s the disappointing aspect of it,” the Sheffield United manager said. “Obviously the narrative from everybody was home form, goals conceded and being out of the game after 25 minutes, so we had to make sure we did something about it. “We had to get a foothold in the game, so first base was reached at half-time and the message at half-time was we just needed to show a bit more quality, more belief, enjoy the ball a little bit more, and they did. “We scored three good goals from our point of view. The flip side is another set-piece has hurt us and then two incredible finishes get them something out of the game.” The home side, who had shipped the most goals in Premier League history after 28 matches, defended doggedly to ensure the first 45 minutes ended 0-0. They became the first English League club to concede at least five goals in four consecutive home games in all competitions when losing 6-0 to Arsenal this month. Muniz went close to breaking the deadlock for Fulham when his sliding 38th-minute effort was pushed on to a post by goalkeeper Ivo Grbic. The Brazilian hit the woodwork again at the start of the second period as his towering header from Andreas Pereira’s deep cross bounced off the far post. United then scored the opening goal out of nowhere. Ben Osborn set McBurnie free down the left and the latter’s ball in across the face of goal was swept home by Brereton Díaz in the 58th minute. The Blades’ lead lasted only four minutes as the unmarked Palhinha’s looping header from Pereira’s near-post corner drew Fulham level. But United then struck twice in two minutes to open up a two-goal lead. Brereton Díaz laid one on a plate for McBurnie to side‑foot home from close range and the Bramall Lane roof was raised when the Chile striker headed home Gustavo Hamer’s curling cross at the far post. A confusing video assistant referee check immediately after the goal ruled the Fulham goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, had not struck Brereton Díaz after the striker had fallen over the goalline. It appeared to get even better for the Blades before VAR ruled out McBurnie’s effort after Fulham had failed to clear their area as Vini Souza was ruled offside. The Cottagers then set up a grandstand finish after Cordova‑Reid fired home a low shot from the edge of the box after replacing Pereira with four minutes left. And in the third of 14 minutes of stoppage time, Muniz launched himself at Adama Traoré’s cross to smash home Fulham’s equaliser. It was a bittersweet afternoon for Marco Silva. The Fulham manager said: “I have to say it was an exciting game for sure for the people who were here, but I have to be honest, it was a disappointing result for us. When you are dominant from the first minute like we were, the team who created more clear chances to win the game – it is disappointing. “Of course the reaction, I have to say, as a team it was fantastic. As a team we refused to lose this game because of the way we dominated. “We showed the quality to come back from 3-1, scoring two great goals and creating more chances even to win the game in the last minutes.”