Manchester City will give fitness tests to John Stones and Benjamin Mendy.

Centre-back Stones suffered a leg injury in the latter stages of Saturday's draw with Crystal Palace and left-back Mendy has been experiencing muscular fatigue.

Fellow defender Aymeric Laporte (knee) is closing in on a return but this game is likely to come too soon. Winger Leroy Sane (knee) is the other major absentee but he too could return in the coming weeks.

Sheffield United provisional squad: Henderson, Moore, Verrips, Egan, Basham, O'Connell, Fleck, Stevens, Besic, Baldock, Norwood, Lundstram, Robinson, Mousset, Sharp, McBurnie, McGoldrick, Freeman, Jagielka.

Manchester City provisional squad: Ederson, Bravo, Walker, Cancelo, Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Garcia, Mendy, Angelino, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, D Silva, B Silva, Sterling, Mahrez, Foden, Aguero, Jesus.