Sheffield United are sweating on the fitness of strikers Kieffer Moore and Rhian Brewster ahead of tomorrow’s eagerly-anticipated derby clash with rivals Wednesday. Brewster missed Tuesday’s trip to Bristol City through injury while Moore limped off at Ashton Gate, soon after coming on, with a calf issue.
Both men will be given as long as possible to prove their fitness ahead of kick-off while boss Chris Wilder also has a number of other selection dilemmas to contend with as he looks to seal the Blades’ third win of what has been a very impressive week so far. We tasked our man to come up with the side he thinks will face the Owls - has he got it just about right, or what would you do differently?
5. Harrison Burrows 6.5
Wiped out by Bannan in the first half as a game already on a knife-edge threatened to boil over. Saw plenty of play down the left in the first half but often lacked the options to advance the ball and ended up turning back to Ahmedhodzic. Made way later on for Robinson and can be pleased with his afternoon's work on the whole | Getty Images
6. Oliver Arblaster 6
Looked fired up as he captained his boyhood club in his first taste of the derby but a couple of early whacks limited his mobility somewhat and the second forced him into some lengthy treatment, before he made way at the break | Sportimage
7. Vini Souza 7.5
Reappeared for the second half wearing the captain's armband after Arblaster's withdrawal and helped United establish the control in the midfield that helped them get a result. Survived a late challenge from Charles which earned the Owls man a yellow card and bodied a couple of Owls players throughout the game like they were kids in the playground | Sportimage
8. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 6
Given no time whatsoever to get on the ball and run at the Owls defence and so spent a lot of the first half with his back to the Wednesday goal, which is exactly where they'd have wanted him to be. It was a quieter display than he'd have hoped when his head hit the pillow last night before he made way for McCallum | Sportimage