Sheffield United plc chairman Kevin McCabe is expecting The Blades to be reinstated back into the Premier League on Monday.

An arbitration panel is set to discuss whether West Ham's lofty fine was the correct decision after being found guilty of third-party ownership over the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

However, should Monday's decision go against The Blades then McCabe has conceded that the club will accept they will begin the new season in the Championship.

"I expect a reversal of the decision made when the tribunal opined in April," he told Sky Sports News. "I'd like to believe Sheffield United will be reinstated into the Premier League.

"The first decision was wrong. It should have been a points deduction and not a monetary fine, and if that is the case then reinstatement for a club that's not broken the rules should take place.

"If the arbitration were to go against us, and we firmly believe it won't, then we have to accept that next season sees us in the Championship.

"The fixtures are nothing to do with Sheffield United. The Premier League issued the fixture list. That was their prerogative whether to issue them before or after the arbitration."