Pick of the stats: Hull City v Sheffield United
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Chris Wilder's quest to haul Sheffield United off the bottom of the Championship takes the Blades east to Hull City on Saturday lunchtime (12:30 BST).
Tuesday's 2-1 home defeat to Southampton was a seventh in eight league games for United, who are still only three points adrift of fourth-bottom Oxford United, albeit with a goal difference of -12, by far the worst in the division, though the only side to have conceded more than their 15 is Saturday's hosts, with 16.
Wilder will face a familiar face at the MKM Stadium as Oli McBurnie - who spent five seasons at Bramall Lane - is leading the line for the Tigers and is in the best form of his career.
The 29-year-old Scot bagged a second-half brace at home to Preston on Tuesday as City followed-up their impressive 3-1 win over Southampton in their previous home match.
Hull City have won just one of their past eight league games against Sheffield United (D1 L6), failing to score in six, though the Tigers did win the last meeting 3-0 in January earlier this year.
Sheffield United have won each of their past four away league games against Hull City, scoring 2+ goals in each of those victories.
Hull City have only kept one clean sheet in their past 25 home league games, while that came in March against a Plymouth side who went on to be relegated from the Championship (2-0 win).
Sheffield United have lost seven of their eight Championship matches this season (W1). It took them until their 40th match of the previous league campaign to suffer their seventh defeat.
Ahead of facing his former side, Oli McBurnie has netted in four consecutive Championship appearances (five goals); his longest ever scoring run in the top four tiers of English football.