Manager: Neil Warnock

Ground: Bramhall Lane

Players In: Patrick Suffo from Nantes for £150,000, Keith Curle from Wolves (Free), George Santos from West Brom (Free), David Kelly from Tranmere (Free)

Players Out: Kevin Davies to Telford (Free), Scott Kendrick to Boston Utd (free), John O'Connor (released), Jonathan Hunt (released).

Last Season v Wanderers: Another team that Wanderers did the double over last season was Sheffield United. The first game was played at Bramhall Lane and Farrelly and Hansen ensured Bolton pulled of a 2-1 victory. When "The Blades" visited the Reebok, they went home empty-handed and two goals worse off as Johnsten and O'Kane each got on the scoresheet.

Last Year's Top Scorer: Marcus Bent

Key Man: Michael Brown has a big part to play if Sheffield United are to achieve any success this season. The ex-Manchester City midfielder had an instant impact when he signed at the end of last season and will hope to carry on from where he left off. Brown is the typical midfield general and his bone-crunching tackles are backed up by killer passes. The only question mark hanging over his head is his goalscoring ability. If Warnock can get more goals from his midfield in general, he could be celebrating something special come the end of the season.

Directions to the ground: Take the A57 into Sheffield and take the fourth exit at roundabout into Upper Hanover Street and at second roundabout take third exit into Bramhall Lane.