Sheffield United return to Bramall Lane on Saturday looking to consolidate their position at the top of the Championship table, having made an encouraging start to their bid for immediate promotion back to the Premier League this season.

Faced with a two-point deduction at the start of the season after a disappointing top-flight campaign last time out, the Blades have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the campaign, picking up nine points from five games with three wins and two draws.

After sharing points with Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City, the South Yorkshire outfit went into the September international break on the back of a hard-fought 1-0 win over Watford at Bramall Lane, and they picked up where they left off on their return to action last Friday.

Chris Wilder's men visited Yorkshire rivals Hull City and came away with another win and a clean sheet as Gustavo Hamer opened the scoring in the 15th minute and Sam McCallum finished off a counter-attack to seal a 2-0 triumph just after the hour mark.

Having moved into the top six thanks to their fine start to the season, Sheffield United will be looking to make it three league wins in a row on Saturday as they look to move further up the table.

That will be no easy task, however, as the visitors arrive on the back of an impressive start of their own, having also returned to the Championship this season after winning promotion from the third tier last time round.

Having secured their return at the second attempt, Derby County began the new campaign looking to consolidate their status in the second tier and they have impressed so far, taking nine points from their opening five games.

Paul Warne's men came out of a tricky start to the season with three points thanks to an impressive win over Middlesbrough, which was followed by away defeats to Blackburn Rovers and Watford, before going into the international break with a 3-0 win over Bristol City, with Kenzo Goudmijn, Kayden Jackson and David Ozoh all getting on the scoresheet.

It was a similar story when they returned to action last weekend, welcoming Cardiff City to Pride Park and taking all three points from a 1-0 win thanks to Goudmijn's first-half strike.

With the confidence that comes with such a fast start, Derby County will be looking to pick up another big scalp on Saturday as they look to extend their winning run in England's second tier and move into the top six.

Sheffield United possible starting lineup:

Cooper; Gilchrist, Souttar, Ahmedhodzic, Burrows; Souza, Arblaster; Rak-Sakyi, O'Hare, Hamer; Moore

Derby County possible starting lineup:

Zetterstrom; Nyambe, Nelson, Cashin, Elder; Goudmijn, Adams, Osborn; Jackson, Yates, Mendez-Laing

Prediction:Sheffield United 2-0 Derby County

Sheffield United VS Derby County stream and TV listing

International：Holasports