Sheffield United's key threat and what Huddersfield Town can expect from in-form Blades

After a goalless draw with Preston next up for the Terriers is a visit to the John Smith’s Stadium by Sheffield United in a Saturday lunchtime kick-off.

With a tough test ahead we thought we’d take a deeper dive into what Carlos Corberan might be planning for. Huddersfield Town’s thirteen-game unbeaten run faces a stern test as the Blades are on somewhat of a charge themselves.

So we’ll look at their manager, the player to watch, and more besides. We’ll also do the one thing everyone says you shouldn’t – make a prediction about the score. Only one place to start really, and that’s if you know your…

Meetings between these two are usually won or lost. There has not technically been a draw since 1998. Yes we know about that game and we know it was 0-0, but the penalties mean it did (thankfully for us, not so much for them) come to a definitive result.

Due to travel between leagues for both there have been precious few matches to point at for some sense of what might happen. The Blades will still be angry about the nature of Town’s late, late show at Bramall Lane earlier this season, difficult to read too much more into it than that.

It really is a tale of before and after for Sheffield United this year. Under Slavisa Jokanovic they were far too slow in the build-up and couldn’t buy a goal never mind a result for a while. Paul Heckingbottom arrived in late November, put the pieces back together, and they’ve not really looked back since.

Eight wins in their last ten games has seen them surge from as low as 18th in the league now into tenth with two and in some cases three games in hand on those around them. They have a busier schedule than some ahead but now sit ominously just a point off Forest’s 46 in the last