Team News: Five changes each for Sheffield United, Southampton

Sheffield United and Southampton have both made five changes to their teams ahead of this evening's League Cup quarter-final clash at Bramall Lane.

The Blades see Patrick McCarthy, James Wallace, Michael Higdon, Jose Baxter and Chris O'Grady omitted from their starting XI, with Chris Basham, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Louis Reed, Florent Cuvelier and Mark McNulty taking their place.

Meanwhile, the visitors have replaced Toby Alderweireld, Dusan Tadic, Jake Hesketh, Steven Davis and the suspended Graziano Pelle in the starting lineup with Matt Targett, Florin Gardos, and James Ward-Prowse.

In addition, Morgan Schneiderlin is back from injury and is also set to start the game, while Shane Long lines up front.

Sheffield United: Howard, McEveley, Basham, Harris, Reed, Cuvelier, Doyle, Campbell-Ryce, Flynn, Murphy, McNulty Subs: Turner, Kennedy, McGahey, Wallace, Adams, Baxter, Higdon

Southampton: Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Gardos, Targett, Wanyama, Schneiderlin, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Mane, Long Subs: Davis, Yoshida, Alderweireld, Mayuka, Isgrove, Reed

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