Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe was left "disappointed" after their 1-1 draw with Sheffield United.

Defender Chris Mepham's first Premier League goal, which came after 62 minutes, appeared to have settled a cagey affair in favour of the Cherries.

But veteran marksman Billy Sharp came off the bench to salvage a point for the visitors, the 33-year-old's dramatic equaliser coming two minutes from time.

Howe, who handed a debut to former Blades goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale ahead of experienced options Artur Boruc and Asmir Begovic, said: "Really frustrated because we didn't play at our best today, I think we are well aware of that but we had the lead.

"We'd fought really hard to get that lead and we just didn't get over the line - small details have cost us today.

"I wouldn't say we've switched off from the free-kick because I think we were alert but we just didn't make the right decisions with our positioning and we paid the price.

"It's not the ideal start for us, we'd hoped to perform better and to win.

"But you have to take what you are given and take your lessons and learn from it quickly."