Pick of the stats: Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United
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The Steel City derby returns on Sunday (12:00 GMT) with both team looking towards safety from the bottom three.
Sheffield Wednesday could get closer to being out of negative numbers following their 12 point deduction, a win taking them to -1 as well as providing yet another boost to morale around Hillsborough.
Though victory for the Blades could see them level on points with 21st placed Oxford United should the U's lose their match against Middlesbrough, leaving them with a chance to strike next time around.
This will be the 134th Steel City derby between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United – in the previous 133, the Owls have won 42, while the Blades have won 48 with the other 43 games ending as draws.
Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last six league games against Sheffield Wednesday (W3 D3), keeping a clean sheet in each of their last five against their rivals.
Including injury time, the two teams to have spent the fewest time winning in Championship matches this season are Sheffield United (192 mins) and Sheffield Wednesday (219 mins), while the Owls have spent the most amount of time losing in games this season in the second tier (801 mins).
Sheffield United have just 10 points in 15 Championship games this season (W3 D1 L11), 23 fewer than they had at this stage in 2024-25 (33). It is the biggest drop of points after 15 games in consecutive English second tier seasons by any team in history.
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has created the joint most chances in the Championship this season (33), while he's made the most successful crosses (34) and played the most passes into the opposition box (150) of any player in the competition
