Confirmed Sheffield United starting XI and subs to face Preston North End
Sheffield United travel to Preston tonight looking to head into the international break top of the Championship.
The Blades are currently the team to beat and the thrilling late win at Swansea on Tuesday night extended their unbeaten run to eight matches.
They will have to be at their best today to return with all three points from a Preston side that is proving a tough nut to crack. They have conceded just two goals from their opening nine matches and drawn six of those.
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However, at the other end they have struggled for goals and found the net just three times.
Regardless of what happens here and at Carrow Road, United are guaranteed a spot in the automatic places after 10 matches - the point managers refer to as the first sign of the league table taking shape.
Blades boss Paul Heckingbottom has handed in his teamsheet and this is how Sheffield United line up.
The game gets under way at 3pm and you can follow live updates and everything that happens on our matchday blog from Deepdale right here.
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