Summary

  • Late Bannan penalty gives Sheff Wed victory

  • Owls up to third in Championship

  • City's O'Dowda misses side's best chance in opening 15 seconds

  • Robins have lost three games in a row

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2019

    #bbcefl

    Jon: Barry Bannan should be playing at the highest level. Imagine if he had a Spanish passport? He’d be a Champions League veteran by now.

    Barry BannanImage source, Rex Features
  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 30 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    On the half-hour mark, the hosts' Julian Borner is coming on for the injured Morgan Fox, who seemed to be hurt off the ball, landing a bit awkwardly I think.

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  3. CLOSE!published at 27 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    Wednesday's Barry Bannan likes dropping deep to pick up the ball and trying to make things happen.

    He launches a peach of a long ball to meet Adam Reach's angled run in to the penalty area, but Reach can't beat the keeper. He clips it wide, under pressure from Daniel Bentley.

  4. OFF THE LINE!published at 24 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    From the deep corner, Liam Palmer is totally unmarked at the back post!

    But his effort is blocked, vitally, by Bristol City's Korey Smith.

  5. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    Halfway through the first half, Sheffield Wednesday force the game's first corner.

  6. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    Sheff Wed v Bristol CityImage source, Rex Features

    There have been several misplaced long balls so far.

    What time's Chicken Run on?

  7. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    A promising move from Bristol City breaks down as Jack Hunt can't stop the ball crossing the touchline down the right.

  8. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    This is better from the Owls, with Atdhe Nuhiu's height causing problems in the box, but Bristol City keeper Daniel Bentley hasn't been tested yet.

  9. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    The home side haven't settled yet, at all. It's a messy, incoherent start.

    Garry MonkImage source, Rex Features
  10. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    Nobody wants to go in to Christmas off the back of a three-match losing run. That's the prospect facing Bristol City if they don't get a result this afternoon.

    As for Sheffield Wednesday, they have the chance to extend their unbeaten streak to six games.

  11. CLOSE!published at 1 min

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    Goodness me. It should be 1-0 to the visitors, inside 15 seconds.

    Josh Brownhill has space and time to feed Callum O'Dowda on the edge of the penalty area but O'Dowda's low, left-footed shot goes just wide of the near post.

    Sheffield Wednesday were sleeping.

    Callum O'DowdaImage source, Rex Features
  12. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bristol City

    Bristol City, in their red shirts, white shorts and red socks, get this game going.

  13. The players are outpublished at 11:58 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2019

    Sheff Wed v Bristol City (12:00 GMT)

    Kick-off is almost here on this December lunchtime. It's a dry day in the Steel City. Something of a rarity this winter.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2019

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  15. Bristol City team newspublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2019

    Sheff Wed v Bristol City (12:00 GMT)

    Korey Smith Callum O'DowdaImage source, Rex Features

    Lee Johnson makes four changes from last weekend's home defeat by Blackburn. In come Jack Hunt, Taylor Moore, Callum O'Dowda and Korey Smith. Pedro Pereira, Niclas Eliasson, Han-Noah Massengo and Adam Nagy drop out.

    Bristol City XI: Bentley, Hunt, Williams, Kalas, Moore, Rowe, Smith, Brownhill, O'Dowda, Rowe, Weimann, Diehiou.

    Subs: Rodri, Nagy, Wright, Semenyo, Eliasson, Massengo, Palmer.

  16. Sheffield Wednesday team newspublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2019

    Sheff Wed v Bristol City (12:00 GMT)

    HillsboroughImage source, Rex Features

    The Owls are forced into one change from the side which thumped Nottingham Forest 4-0 last time out. Striker Steven Fletcher is unwell and so Atdhe Nuhiu will partner Jordan Rhodes up top.

    Sheff Wed XI: Dawson, Palmer, Fox, Lees, Iorfa, Harris, Bannan, Reach, Luongo, Rhodes, Nuhiu.

    Subs: Westwood, Lee, Pulupessy, Winnall, Borner, Murphy, Odubajo.

  17. Chance to go thirdpublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2019

    Sheff Wed v Bristol City (12:00 GMT)

    West Brom and Leeds are pulling away at the top of the Championship, but the play-off race sees just six points separate Fulham in third and QPR in 14th.

    Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City both dropped a place after yesterday's results, but either side can move into the top six with the right result at Hillsborough.

    A win for the Owls would take them up to third.

    Championship tableImage source, .
  18. Battle of the birdspublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2019

    Sheff Wed v Bristol City (12:00 GMT)

    HillsboroughImage source, PA Media

    Good morning! As a festive treat, two play-off contenders are going head-to-head in the Championship this lunchtime.

    The Owls against the Robins gets under way in around 15 minutes.

    But which of them will be most able to enjoy their turkey in three days' time?