Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday face Sunderland 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.

Sheffield Wednesday host fourth placed Sunderland on Friday (20:00 GMT) as both teams look for a first win in three league games that will strengthen their position on the Championship table - here are the stats.

Sunderland continue to deal with several selection issues of their own, as Tom Watson, Aji Alese, Jayden Danns and Niall Huggins remain out of action, while defender Dan Ballard and midfielder Enzo Le Fee have picked up fresh injuries and will begin spells on the sidelines.

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IAN POVEDA has suffered another injury setback as his interrupted start to his Sunderland career continues. Poveda was due to have been in the Black Cats squad that lined up at Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday last night.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl has revealed that his side may be missing several players through injury when they face Sunderland on Friday night. The Owls will be looking to right the wrongs of their 4-0 defeat to Burnley last weekend when they welcome the Black Cats to Hillsborough on Friday.