Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday face Bristol City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Bristol City make the trip to Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday as both sides look to close in on a place in the playoff spots (19:45 GMT) - here are the stats.

Bristol City travel to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday as they look to secure a first away win of 2025

Following a four-game unbeaten run to conclude their festive schedule, Bristol City have suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time since late November recently, exiting the FA Cup at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers on January 11 before losing at Coventry in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Sheffield Wednesday drew with Bristol City Djeidi Gassama and Di’Shon Bernard getting the goals on the night. It had been a while since the Owls have played on home turf, and having had to train on the pitch recently due to the cold weather, there were plenty of people interested to see how the field of play will look as the Robins came to town.

Bristol City boss Liam Manning slammed the "terrible" state of the Hillsborough pitch following their 2-2 draw against Sheffield Wednesday. Manning praised the character his players showed as Ross McCrorie's late goal earned them a point.