I'm expecting that starting XI as well but then Hodgson did say he would be playing what he thought was the best XI in the Sevilla and Lyon games, so the above line-up should be no surprise.

The bench is more interesting. We can only name 9 and so 3 of those you've listed will miss out. In fact I expect it will be 4 because Mitchell may be fit enough for the bench. It will most likely be 3/4 youngsters. I doubt Franca will be ready for the bench on Saturday but Hodgson may just surprise me.

It’s very likely to be the same team on Saturday unless Mitchell recovers in which case I think he’ll replace Clyne.
I would anticipate we would have more of the possession against Sheffield Utd with their threats from direct play and set pieces.
We have to be ready for the battle.

The game v Arsenal presents a different challenge with Clyne possibly a better option at left back to mark Saka who tends to cut in from the right on his left foot which would suit Clyne.
I imagine Arsenal will dominate possession against us and will seek to pack the midfield and block the spaces.

These two games provide a snapshot of the different tactical approaches we may encounter this season and a different system will be required against e.g Luton to that required v Manchester City.

My concern remains where the goals will come from in our team whoever we are facing.

That's probably the line up. Given the injury list and the fact Roy likes to coach a settled side, I'd imagine we'll be seeing a similar line up for a few weeks.

As exciting as the Franca signing is, he's a very young man living and working in a totally alien environment for the first time. It would be great if he hit the ground running but he might have to be drip fed into the side at first.

The only other thing that would change the line up significantly would be the signing of a battle-ready pro like Che Adams etc.

Perhaps you can tell us who within our budget might be the answer.

If he’s coming he will be injured…that seems to be our new strategy as it brings the cost down.

I think we should play the Christmas pudding formation.

So like we all know, we will start with Dangerclose team just like we did v Lyon.

We looked nearly very good in the first half. Things changed when subs started coming on in the second half and we lost our shape a bit.

Assuming our starting eleven stays fit through the game we should be too good for the Blades.