Source: Team_Talk
Taylor: Blades must learn to cut it
The Blades kicked off their season with a creditable goalless draw at Middlesbrough last Friday and despite a shock Carling Cup exit to Port Vale in midweek are considered to be one of the sides set to feature in the Championship promotion fight.[LNB]Taylor, whose side take on Watford at Bramall Lane on Saturday, told the club's official website: "There are so many teams that have aspirations to get into the play-offs or above. It means it will be a very tight league and every point will count so you can't afford too many unnecessary poor results.[LNB]"Sheffield United are one of, if not the, biggest club in this division, so we are rightfully one of the favourites and we put pressure on ourselves as much as anything else."[LNB]Newcastle forward Damien Duff insists the same must be the case at St James' Park as the club seek to make winning in the Championship a habit, starting at home to Reading on Saturday evening.[LNB]"We need that one win to spark a run and we're determined to get that as soon as possible," he told the club's official website.[LNB]"We've got two home games coming up against Reading and Sheffield Wednesday and we must go into every home game looking to get three points this season.[LNB]"To get out of this league you have to win an awful lot of games, especially at home.[LNB]"We'll be looking for the fans to be the 12th man like they always are and hopefully we'll be celebrating on Saturday night with a victory."[LNB]Nicky Butt and Danny Guthrie trained for the Magpies on Thursday but neither is expected to feature against the Royals as they continue their recovery from hand and hamstring problems respectively.[LNB]Goalkeeper Steve Harper, who sustained a head injury in the draw at West Brom last weekend, is fit to start however.[LNB]Coventry new boy Martin Cranie will be hoping to be involved when the Sky Blues take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday following his signing from Portsmouth.[LNB]Coventry's Keiren Westwood, Sammy Clingan and Aron Gunnarsson are expected to return to first-team action after international duty but Leon Best did not feature for the Republic of Ireland due to a shin problem and his availability remains unclear.[LNB]Striker Clinton Morrison is struggling with a badly bruised foot and is in a race against time along with youngster Jordon Clarke (ankle and cramp), but wide man David Bell (ankle), defender James McPake (shoulder) and goalkeeper Danny Ireland (emergency bowel surgery) are out.[LNB]In the day's other games, Blackpool are at home to Cardiff, Crystal Palace travel to Ashton Gate to take on Bristol City, Preston are away to Doncaster and Roy Keane's Ipswich host Leicester.[LNB]Nottingham Forest take on West Brom at the City Ground, Derby visit Peterborough, Scunthorpe play Derby at Glanford Park and Middlesbrough are away to Swansea.[LNB][LNB]
