Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City clash at Hillsborough in the televised Championship clash on Sky Sports on Friday night.
Blues suffered their first defeat in the league under Tony Mowbray last Saturday by losing 1-0 to West Brom. Mowbray and his players will be keen to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats against Leicester City and the Baggies.
Friday's opponents Wednesday were in FA Cup action on Tuesday, losing 4-1 to Coventry City at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Bailey Cadamarteri equalised after Kasey Palmer's opener but Callum O'Hare scored a brace and then Haji Wright made sure of the victory all before the hour mark.
Ahead of the match, there are nine points that separate the two sides and Birmingham possess a game in hand over the Owls. Blues are just four points above QPR and will want to create further distance between themselves and the relegation zone.
Earlier in the season, Birmingham won 2-1 at St Andrew's as they came from behind after George Byers' first-half opener to win thanks to efforts from Juninho Bacuna and Jordan James. Birmingham City were victorious in their last visit to Hillsborough, winning 2-1 in February 2021 thanks to a goal from Scott Hogan.
Both sides were fairly active in the January transfer window and made some additions that they hope will help them achieve their goals. Wednesday's goalkeeper James Beadle was reportedly a target for Birmingham, however he ended up heading to South Yorkshire instead. Goalkeeper is an area of concern for Blues ahead of the game.
Tony Mowbray and Danny Rohl are likely to provide an update prior to the game in their pre-match press conference. In the mean time, here's the latest injury and team news ahead of Friday night's clash.

5. Di'Shon Bernard - doubt (continued)
Mark Robins said on February 6: "The only sour note was Di’Shon Bernard putting his shoulder in Jamie Allen’s face and fracturing his cheekbone. That’s not ideal and I really would like them (the FA) to have a look at that because it was unsavoury to say the least. It’s a depressed fracture. I’m hoping he won’t have to have surgery but he may do. “I’ve been in to see the referee and they need to have a look. It was naughty, they were leaving things on us a little bit, a bit too much, but the referee didn’t see it. He said he felt it was innocuous at the time. But it’s deliberate, a bit unsavoury to say the least. It’s not about the time out, it’s about his well-being. I’m hoping he’s OK because he was dazed and you can see the fracture has left a real depression in his cheek. It’s a bad one.” | Getty Images

6. John Ruddy - out
Birmingham City explored signing a goalkeeper on deadline day but failed to sign one. He is nursing a calf injury at the minute and was not in the squad against West Brom at the weekend. Expected to return back to the squad in the middle of the month. | Getty Images

7. Josh Windass - out
Forward Josh Windass seems to be on the sidelines for the next few weeks. He hasn't feared for the last three games and now looks set to miss out on more games as we approach the end of season run-in. | Getty Images

8. Josh Windass - out (continued)
Danny Rohl said on February 6: "Josh will be really difficult for the next weeks. Really, really difficult. This is the situation, it’s hard to take, we will miss him for some games. "They come fast, next week is another week that is Friday, Tuesday, Saturday. It means just one week out is three games gone. | Getty Images