Still seeking to claim their first Premier League win of the season, basement club Sheffield United play host to a resurgent Wolverhampton Wanderers side at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon.
The South Yorkshire club are preparing to face their West Midlands counterparts for the first time since losing 3-0 away from home in the FA Cup fourth round in January last year.
The Blades were put to the sword in emphatic fashion by Arsenal last weekend as the Gunners secured a thumping 5-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium, largely thanks to an Eddie Nketiah hat-trick, and the pressure continues to mount on the shoulders of head coach Paul Heckingbottom.
Sheffield United's injury woes have not helped their cause so far this season, but there have been few signs to suggest that the Blades are capable of preserving their top-flight status, and they already find themselves five points adrift of 17th-placed Bournemouth, while Everton and Nottingham Forest in 15th and 16th respectively are nine points ahead of the South Yorkshire club.
Heckingbottom will be targeting an upturn in form for his Blades side in the coming weeks, with three of their next four fixtures against teams who either finished in the bottom half last season or secured promotion from the second tier.
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