Sheffield United are in pole position for a place at Wembley later this month ahead of their play-off semi-final second leg against Bristol City tomorrow, with Chris Wilder facing something of a selection dilemma. The Blades kick off 3-0 ahead on aggregate in the tie, and are strong favourites to book their place in the final.
That could ordinarily mean that boss Wilder could be tempted to make some changes and rest some key names, but he has pledged that there will be no change of approach with absolutely nothing taken for granted in the second leg.
But he has genuine options in his squad now, with subs Andre Brooks and Callum O’Hare both coming off the bench to score at Ashton Gate, while the returns of Ben Brereton Diaz, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Femi Seriki also give him more welcome food for thought.
We had a go at predicting the side he would send out against Liam Manning’s side at Bramall Lane - have we got it just about right or would you do anything differently?
9. Gus Hamer
I toyed with resting Hamer but suspect he may start and be withdrawn later on as a precaution if the Blades retain their strong advantage in the tie. Hopefully he avoids any injury or suspension concerns Photo: Mike Egerton
10. Kieffer Moore
Gave United a real weapon on Thursday as they missed out the City press and were not too precious to go direct to Moore with the situation dictated. With Dickie suspended, City’s backline will only be weaker than Thursday Photo: Harry Trump
11. Tom Cannon
Tyrese Campbell saw a goal chalked off and missed a sitter of a chance so you wonder if Cannon may get a chance to audition for a possible play-off final spot, reprising the partnership with Moore that brought his first United goal last month at Burnley Photo: Martin Rickett