The Blades will be forced into a change owing to Ugo Ehiogu's three match suspension, Matt Kilgallon is the likely replacement.

Gary Naysmith (groin) and Darius Henderson (knee) might not be ready for consideration but Brian Howard is eligible again, although Kevin Blackwell has not revealed his final selection:

"I will look at all the options available but he can only add strength to the squad, and to have him back and Henderson and Naysmith getting close again is great.

"Darius is definitely back in the fold, he's training now with the first team and will probably have a run in the Reserves next week. In terms of being considered for the first team he is probably about a week away."

Blackwell has also indicated that he will assess whether or not to consider a loan signing to cover the loss of Ehiogu.