Graham Potter seems in a stern mood following the “Brighton Balloon four’s Canary Island incident”. During last week’s winter break a video surfaced of a quartet of Potter’s players – Shane Duffy, Pascal Gross, Leandro Trossard and Alireza Jahanbakhsh – apparently inhaling from balloons in a bar in Tenerife where Brighton were having a winter break. The club denied the four inhaled nitrous oxide – aka laughing gas. “It was probably not the best decision in the world,” said an unamused Potter, whose team hover three points above the relegation zone. “Occasionally they do things that aren’t so clever.” Sheffield United trust their Dubai break will help secure European qualification. Louise Taylor
Saturday 3pm
Venue Bramall Lane
Last season n/a
Referee Graham Scott
This season G13 Y39 R3 3.23 cards/game
Odds H 10-11 A 10-3 D 9-4
SHEFFIELD UNITED
Subs from Moore, Verrips, Jagielka, Lundstram, Zivkovic, Retsos, Osborn, Freeman, Sharp, McBurnie, Stearman, Robinson, Besic
Doubtful None
Injured None
Suspended None
Discipline Y51 R1
Form LWDLWW
Leading scorers Fleck, Mousset 5
BRIGHTON
Subs from Button, Steele, Maupay, Bernardo, Baluta, Connolly, Bissouma, Montoya, Alzate, Webster, Mac Allister, Stephens, Jahanbakhsh
Doubtful Mac Allister (match fitness), Stephens (thigh)
Injured Izquierdo (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y39 R2
Form DLDLDD
Leading scorer Maupay 7
