Maximum points would move them seven clear of Burnley in third and, after six wins and a draw from their last seven league games with just one goal conceded in that run, it’s tough to go for any other option even though the Blades are also, ahem, a cut above the rest as they go into the game on the back of four straight wins.
• Olympic champion Proper Heiress followed up his big win at Hove before Christmas by powering clear of his rivals to win the Ladbrokes Winter Derby at Monmore on Saturday and is still available at 25/1 with for this summer’s English Greyhound Derby at Towcester.
For decades Sheffield United belted out the Greasy Chip Butty song about their love of drink, cigarettes, nights out in the Steel City and love of their football team to the tune of John Denver’s Annie’s Song.
Anyone who witnessed the frantic scenes at Elland Road last week when substitute Pascal Struijk scored an injury-time winner will know Leeds fans love bouncing around and singing I Predict A Riot after a huge victory.
The packed ground belted out the Kaiser Chiefs hit as players jigged on the pitch following the 2-1 win against Sunderland which sent them above Sheffield United and back to the top of the Championship.
