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)