Sheffield United vs Preston North End confirmed team news as several missing for visitors
Team news is in for this afternoon’s clash at Bramall Lane
Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom has made four changes at Sheffield United this afternoon, with three more injury blows suffered.
Milutin Osmajic, Odel Offiah and Andrew Hughes drop out of Wednesday’s squad through injury while Ali McCann, Ben Whiteman, Callum Lang and Jamal Lewis remain sidelined.
Lewis Gibson returns to the squad after passing a fitness test and youngster Ed Nolan makes the bench, after being recalled from Lancaster City on Friday.
It’s five changes for the Blades with ex-PNE loan star Tom Cannon dropping to the bench, while Andre Brooks and Tyler Bindon miss out through injury.
Preston North End starting XI: Iversen; Storey, Lindsay (c), Vuckevic, Valentin, Devine, Thompson, Small, Moran, Dobbin, Jebbison. Preston North End subs: Walton, Cornell; Nolan, Gibson, Potts, Brady, Nelson, Smith, Lukovic.
Sheffield United starting XI: A. Davies; Seriki, Tanganga (c), McGuinness, Hjelde, Peck, Arblaster, Chong, O’Hare, Hamer, Bamford. Sheffield United subs: Faxon; Hoever, Burrows, Riedewald, Rothwell, Ogbene, Davies, Cannon, Ings.