Lee Grant cannot wait for Sunday's big showdown against the Blades.

"It's an unbelievable game," he told the Yorkshire Post ahead of the season's first meeting of the Steel City rivals.

"I've played in a couple of Derby versus Forest games and they are very similar.

"Both are really intense, pressure-cooker games with form going out of the window.

"We're really looking forward to it. Last year was great because we managed to come out of both games without having lost.

"And to get a clean sheet and for us to win at home was great. We're at home again and if we can match that this season, we'll be very happy because they are a strong side.

"But they will come here very confident and are another side who have got some very good players with a few quid behind them."