Expected line-ups

Each side's usual system and players over its recent matches, without the injured: a likely eleven, not the team news.

Manchester United4-4-2

López Alfonso Kerremans Carlos Forner de Oliveira Miguel Bălan Broe Martina Silva Jones

Sheffield United4-4-2

Abregú Ramírez Oliver Grande Palmer Vinicius Bourgeois Víctor Di Benedetto Janssens Seck

• Out: Aron Backman (central midfielder, injured: broken upper arm, back about 4 February)

Form

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	19	+56	55
2	Liverpool	20	+3	36
3	Southampton	19	+6	35
4	Rotherham United	19	+11	34
5	Plymouth Argyle	19	+5	31
6	Manchester United	20	+4	31
7	Everton	19	+1	31
8	Nottingham Forest	19	+2	27
9	Newcastle United	19	-1	25
10	Watford	19	-1	25
11	Reading	20	-10	25
12	West Ham United	19	+7	23
13	Arsenal	19	-2	22
14	Manchester City	19	-7	22
15	Aston Villa	19	-6	21
16	Middlesbrough	19	-12	21
17	Stoke City	18	-11	20
18	Sheffield United	19	-8	18
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	-18	15
20	Luton Town	20	-19	11

Head to head

• Sheffield United 2-1 Manchester United English Premier Division
• Manchester United 0-2 Sheffield United English Premier Division
• Sheffield United 0-2 Manchester United English Premier Division
• Manchester United 0-2 Sheffield United English Premier Division
• Sheffield United 0-1 Manchester United English Premier Division