Richard Cresswell will battle it out with new signing Daniel Bogdanovic to spearhead Sheffield United's attack in the npower Championship opener against Cardiff. Ched Evans is also in contention to lead the forward line after an operation on a torn hamstring ruled out Darius Henderson for six months. Boss Kevin Blackwell is expected to employ Nick Montgomery and Johannes Ertl as a holding midfield pair with summer signing Leon Britton pushing on from the middle of the park behind a central striker. Nyron Nosworthy has returned to Bramall Lane from Sunderland on a season-long loan but is not expected to be partnered by Laszlo Bodnar at the heart of the defence. Talks with trialist Bodnar are ongoing but any deal for the Hungary international is unlikely to be completed before the clash in the Welsh capital. The Blades will be hoping for an upturn in their fortunes away from home on the opening day having not won on the road in the season curtain-raiser since a 3-0 success over West Brom at The Hawthorns in 1989.
Source: PA
Source: PA