Stuart McCall on Sheffield United's team effort as they look to go into international break top of the Championship

The Blades travel to Preston North End hoping to consolidate top spot ahead of the international break.

Although they will not have any players back, they at least do not have any fresh injuries – the bane of their season.

"We go back to he Hull game, we're not going to dominate every minute of the game even when we start well and we needed Wes (Foderingham) to make a superb double save for us to control the game again," said the assistant manager.

"Everyone's playing a part. We don't just do with three or four people or even ten or 11, it's a squad game.

"It must be a joy to look around the dressing room, look who's not in the team and wo's waiting to come back into the group and that's just got to spur you on to keep the shirt."

Ryan Lowe's Preston have been extremely tight defensively this season.

"It's incredible isnt it?" said McCall of their record. "Nine games, drawn six, scored three but only conceded two. It's incredible.

"We've watched a couple of games back and they gave up a lot of possession to Burnley and had a low block. Burnley had a lot of possession without loads of chances whereas in a lot of games Preston haven't scored in they've had lots of opportunities but the keeper's pulled off a great save or whatever it maybe.

"They've got a good squad there with only one out injured.

"Ryan's not going to be in the dugout with a two-game suspension so that'll take a bit out of them.

"It'd be nice to be top, especially when `we started off with a defeat but nobody's getting carried away."

On the state of play with injuries, he said: "Jayden Bogle has been training with us today so hopefully he'll get a good week behind him and be back in and around it (after the internationals). Then I think it's two or three will still be another week yet – most of them were down for four to five weeks.

"In terms of Saturday we've got a couple of bumps and bruises but nothing's that's going to keep anyone out."