Sheffield United has travelled to the Walkers Stadium on five occasions, winning just once under manager Bryan Robson (plus one draw) - Danny Webber netting the only goal of the game.
The Blades are without a number of key players; Captain Chris Morgan (knee) has been sidelined for the remainder of the season through injury, whilst; Nick Montgomery (Achilles), Ryan France (back), Stephen Jordan (hamstring),Darius Henderson (hamstring) and Lee Williamson (back) are also unavailable.
Full-Back Robert Kozluk has returned from injury; the former Derby County and Barnsley defender was an unused substitute in the 2-1 home defeat to Ipswich Town at the weekend.
Expected Eleven: Simonsen, Calvé, Bartley, Nosworthy, Taylor, Ertl, Britton, Quinn, Ward, Cresswell, Yeates.
It wasn't long since when Leicester City where bottom of the Championship, but a new manager in the form of former England and Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson and has been promised a 'war chest' to spend in the January transfer window.
He has made former Eastlands favourite Darius Vassell his first signing on a free transfer; but the former Aston Villa striker has yet to make his Foxes debut.
The Swedish boss has also bolstered his defence by signing two former Blades on loan; goalkeeper Carl Ikeme (from Wolverhampton Wanderers) and Kyle Naughton (from Tottenham Hotspur) as well as Curtis Davies (Aston Villa) and Gregory Cunningham (Manchester City).
They are unbeaten in their previous three home league games having swept aside; Scunthorpe United (3-1), Hull City (1-1) and recently Preston North End (1-0) - on the road they are terrible and have yet to pick up victory away from home prior to their visit to Barnsley last weekend.
The former Filbert Street club are without Curtis Davies (hamstring) and Matt Oakley (thigh) through injury; though defender Aleksander Tunchev (knee) is close to achieving full fitness.
Expected Eleven: Weale, Hobbs, Vitor, Naughton, King, Abe, Wellens, Cunningham, Gallagher, Fryatt, Waghorn.