In an earlier encounter with the Seasiders at Bloomfield Road the home side came out trumps in a 3-0 victory; the Blades put in a poor performance as Marcel Seip (60 minutes), Jason Euell (69) and Charlie Adam (82) added to the visitors misery.
The come into this fixture after a 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Bramall Lane last Saturday; Richard Cresswell (44) continued to be a pain in the proverbial when he headed home close to half-time to hand the home side the lead - it was the striker's fourth goal against the London club this season. On-loan Tottenham Hotspur forward Adel Taarabt (49) took advantage of poor defending by Marcel Seip to slip past keeper Mark Bunn.
Blades boss Kevin Blackwell is suffering with a string of injuries, which include; Lee Williamson (hamstring), Ched Evans (broken collarbone), Derek Geary (ankle), Gary Naysmith (hamstring), Jamie Ward (hamstring) and Ryan France (leg).
However he will also be without captain Chris Morgan who picked up his tenth booking of the season during that 1-1 draw with the Londoners and will be suspended for the fixtures against Blackpool and Doncaster Rovers. Midfielder Nick Montgomery is likely to deputise in his adsence as team captain.
Defender Marcel Seip is likely to start against his former club; he spent three months on loan at Bloomfield Road this season - scoring on his debut at home against Plymouth Argyle and went onto make seven appearances and score twice during his short career in Lancashire.
Blades Last Line-Up (13/03/2010 vs. Queens Park Rangers): Mark Bunn, Nyron Nosworthy, Chris Morgan, Marcel Seip, Jordan Stewart, Mark Yeates, James Harper, Nick Montgomery, Stephen Quinn, Richard Cresswell, Henri
Camara. Substitutes: Darius Henderson, Ian Bennett, Andy Taylor, Glen Little, Jonathan Fortune, Matthew Lowton.
Blackpool come into this game on back of a 3-2 defeat at West Bromwich Albion - they took the lead early on through Charlie Adam (6), but the Baggies took the lead via Ishmael Miller (13) and Robert Koren (53) before Brett Ormerod (72) headed home the leveller; but the home side stole all three points when Scotland international Graham Dorrans (78) lashed home a penalty.
The result left the Baggies in that second automatic position whilst Blackpool remain seventh in the Championship table; just two points behind Cardiff City and one point ahead of tomorrow nights opponents Sheffield United.
Seasiders boss Ian Holloway will be without the services of former Celtic and Leeds United defender Stephen Crainey (knee), Hameur Bouazza (groin) and Ian Evatt (ankle) through injury ahead of their visit to the Lane this Tuesday night.
Tangerines Line-Up (13/03/2010 at West Bromwich Albion): Matt Gilks, Neal Eardley, Alex John-Baptiste, Rob Edwards, Keith Southern, David Vaughan, Joe Martin, Charlie Adam, Jason Euell, Dudley Campbell, Stephen Dobbie. Substitutes: Paul Rachubka, Billy Clarke, Ben Burgess, Brett Ormerod, Andy Butler, Barry Bannan, Stephen Husband.
Blades-Mad Prediction: Sheffield United 1-0 Blackpool
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:: Statistics ::
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Last 10 Games... Home & Away
2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | Blackpool | Championship | |
Sat 23 Aug | Blackpool | Sheff. Utd. | Championship | ||
2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | Blackpool | Championship | |
Tue 18 Sep | Blackpool | Sheff. Utd. | Championship | ||
1993/1994 | Tue 05 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | League Cup |
Blackpool won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||
Tue 21 Sep | Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | League Cup | |
1988/1989 | Sat 25 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | Third Division |
Sat 15 Oct | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | Third Division | |
1981/1982 | Sat 20 Mar | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | Fourth Division |
Sat 31 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | Fourth Division | |
Head to Head Statistics... | Goals | |||||
Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
Home | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 46 |
Away | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 49 |
Total | 67 | 30 | 15 | 22 | 109 | 95 |
* Statistics correct up to and including 01/08/2009