The Blades were successful in beating Morecambe (1-0) in round one, to earn a tie against Championship opposition. But despite the Blades reaching the semi-finals last season, the United chief will be keen to look at more important matters, with vital games yet to come.
“Yes, there are going to be some changes,” Adkins told the Sheffield Star. “We’ve got a group of players, a group of good players, and we have that for a reason. It is there to be used. This season, as we’ve mentioned before, is a long, hard grind. It’s tough and it places demands on people who are already working very, very hard. We don’t like to give anything away but we’ve got a lot of away games coming up - this one, then Swindon and after that Hartlepool in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy - so we are mindful of that.”
This may give George Long, Callum McFadzean, Louis Reed, Michael Higdon and Martyn Woolford a placve in the starting line-up.
Tonight's Possible XI...
Long
Freeman - Edgar - McEverley (c) - McFadzean
Campbell-Ryce - Reed - J.Wallace - Woolford
Higdon - McNulty