Sheffield United has an unblemished record in February. Since suffering a crushing 3-0 home loss to Hull City in January, they have triumphed in each of their last four matches.

After securing an away victory against Derby County, the Blades continued their winning streak by clinching successive home wins over Portsmouth and Middlesbrough. Subsequently, they outperformed Luton Town in last Saturday's encounter at Kenilworth Road.

Chris Wilder's team demonstrated great patience against the Hatters, and their perseverance paid off. Anel Ahmedhodzic scored the solitary goal of the game in the 79th minute, securing a third consecutive victory in head-to-head clashes.

That result allowed Sheffield United to conclude matchday 33 with a five-point lead over Burnley, which was in third place. However, following Burnley's 4-0 thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday on Friday, that lead was trimmed down to just two points.

Sheffield United is well aware of the formidable challenge that lies ahead on Monday. Nevertheless, they can draw confidence from their impressive record at Bramall Lane. In their 16 home league games, they have achieved 14 wins, two draws, and only two losses.

The home side also knows that if they can defeat Leeds for the first time since registering a 1-0 away win in March 2019, they will ascend to the top of the Championship table.

Leeds are sitting top of the standings after winning 21, drawing nine and losing just three of their 33 Championship matches this season.

Daniel Farke's side have put together a 15-game unbeaten league run since they lost to Blackburn Rovers at the end of November, including victories in each of their last four Championship encounters.

The Championship leaders kicked off their winning run with an emphatic 7-0 win over Cardiff City, before they recorded back-to-back away league victories without conceding against Coventry City and Watford.

They then completed a dramatic late turnaround in Monday's crucial home fixture against fourth-placed Sunderland, with Pascal Struijk netting a 78th-minute equaliser before going on to net a stoppage-time winner to seal a 13th win in 14 Championship home matches.

Leeds are comfortably the Championship's highest scorers with a whopping 68 goals in 33 matches, while they also boast the second-best defensive record with just 20 goals conceded.

They showcased both of those strengths in their 2-0 victory over Sheffield United in October, and they will head into Monday's fixture with hopes of recording a fourth consecutive win against the Blades.

Sheffield United remain without long-term absentee Oliver Arblaster, who is working on his rehabilitation from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Wilder has revealed that he will give Gustavo Hamer, Kieffer Moore and Tom Cannon every chance to prove their fitness for Monday's fixture.

Full-back Harrison Burrows and attacking midfielder Callum O'Hare are both pushing for recalls after dropping down to the bench against Luton.

Meanwhile, Leeds are unable to call upon midfielder Max Wober and forward Patrick Bamford due to knee and hamstring injuries respectively.

The visitors will also have to assess Manor Solomon's fitness after the winger picked up a knock in Monday's win over Sunderland.

Largie Ramazani could start if Solomon fails to recover in time, while Struijk could come in to partner Joe Rodon in central defence which would allow Ethan Ampadu to move into midfield.

Sheffield United possible starting lineup:

Cooper; Clarke, Ahmedhodzic, Robinson, Burrows; Vini Souza, Choudhury; Rak-Sakyi, O'Hare, Brereton Diaz; Campbell

Leeds United possible starting lineup:

Meslier; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Firpo; Ampadu, Tanaka; James, Aaronson, Ramazani; Piroe