United come into the game having amazingly beaten Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 away on Saturday. After 34 minutes United where two goals after Hart and Barrett scored. The Blades had to wait until 70th minute when Brown hit in a trademark 20 yard goal.
From their United where unstoppable when Asaba equalized seven minutes later, Asaba then made it 3-2 when he converted a penalty on 86 minute and he completed his hat-trick two minutes later when he put in another penalty to make it 4-2 to The Blades.
Sheffield United will defiantly be without Phil Jagielka who is still suspended and Iffy Onoura. Carl Asaba made a huge impact for United in his first game back for ages but we think that Neil Warnock may keep him on bench against Stoke.
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bladesfc.co.uk believe that the likely line will look like this: Kenny (GK), Page (RB), Murphy (CB), Yates (CB), Ullathorne (LB), Ndlovu (RM), McCall (CM), Brown (CM), Tonge (LM), Boulding (RF), Allison (LF).
Stoke also played on the Saturday but their game did not as well as The Blades. The Potters lost 2-0 in front of Sky Television as Cameron and Blake won the game with 12 minutes left for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Stoke will be without midfielder Kris Commons, who is out till rest of the season, also Gareth Owen who is also injured. Coming back from injury is last seasons top goal scorer from Division 3 Chris Greenacre and Chris Iwelumo but is doubtful that these two will start.
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We believe that The Potters could like up like this: Cutler (GK), Thomas (RB), Shtaniuk (CD), Handyside (CD), Clarke (LB), Gudjonsson (LM), O'Connor (CM), Gunnarsson (CM), Van Duerzen (RM), Cooke (RF), Hoekstra (LF)
The last time The Potters played at The Lane was on 2nd December 1997 where United where almost robbed of three points. Peter Thorne took the lead for the visitors after only eight minutes.
They lead till half-time and Nigel Spackman put Gareth Taylor on, it took him only one minute to equalize (can't remember it but it was probably with a trademark header) on 46th minute.
However disaster struck on 62nd minute when referee gave United a defensive free-kick in front of the D, but as United players got to half-way line referee gave decision the other way where a Stoke player put Peter Thorne through, and with no defenders around him he shot past Simon Tracey to make it 2-1.
A minute later though former Norwegian International Jon-Aage Fjortoft put United level and Brian Deane won the game 3-2 when he only just got a low cross which he somehow turned into net.
Prediction: United are high in table (5th) and depending on results could move up to a possible 3rd which would put United in contention for Promotion.
Stoke are below mid-table and will want to bounce back after a defeat to Wolves at Britannia Stadium. The game however is at Bramall Lane and The Blades players and fans will not want to make the game easy for the visitors.
On that note bladesfc.co.uk think that United will win this game 2-0, I will also predict the first goal scorer, Michael Tonge.