Ground: Bramall Lane.
Manager: Neil Warnock.
Nickname: Blades.
Current position: 10th.
Last time out: Blades 2 (Ndlovu, Asaba), Burnley 0.
How they lined up: Talia, Doane, Ullathorne, Murphy, Morrison, Curle, Jajielka, Ford, Ndlovu, Devlin, Asaba. Subs used: Thomas, Kozluck, Montgomery..
Last six results: Blades 2, Burnley 0; Grimsby 0, Blades 1; Blades 0, Wimbledon 1; Gillingham 4, Blades 1; Blades 1, Norwich 1; Blades 1, Barnsley 2.
Top scorer: Carl Asaba 14 (9 for Gillingham 5 for Sheff U)
Earlier this season: Blades 1, Wanderers 0.
Squad update: Neil Warnock will be without the services of in-form striker, Peter Ndlovu, and midfielder Patrick Suffo, who are away on international duty with Zimbabwe and Cameroon respectively. Experienced keeper Simon Tracey and hard-tackling former Bury midfielder Darren Bullock are both having double hernia repairs this weekend. SHEFFIELD
UNITED Jansen's two Fergie snubs
Manager: Neil Warnock
Ground: Bramall Lane
Last Game: Preston 3 Sheffield Utd 0.
How They Lined Up: Moilanen, Alexander, Edwards, Murdock, Gregan, McKenna, Rankine, Anderson, Basham, Macken, Appleton
Last Season: Different divisions.
Last Year's Top Scorer: Jon Macken
Key Man: Jon Macken scored 25 goals to spearhead Preston's promotion challenge last year and has continued in a rich vein of form this year. He has scored three goals in Preston's first two games and has taken to Division One like a duck to water.
This Season So Far: North End have a 100% record in the league going into the game with Wanderers. They beat Grimsby 2-1 on the opening day of the season, courtesy of Macken and Michael Appleton.
Then Sheffield United were beaten 3-0 to prove that Preston won't just be making up the numbers this season. However, North End succumbed to Shrewsbury in the Worthington Cup in midweek. A 1-0 scoreline flattered Shrewsbury, as Preston dominated proceedings but couldn't find the finishing touch, due to a combination of inspired goal-keeping and poor finishing.
Next, After Wanderers: Wimbledon (H), Portsmouth (H), Shrewsbury (H), QPR (A)
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