Owls aim for 3 in a row

Last updated : 04 March 2015 By C. Morris

Sheffield Wednesday come into tonights clash with Blackburn Rovers having won their previous 2 matches and they are aiming for back-to-back home wins for the first time this season.

The Owls beat title-chasing Middlesbrough at Hillsborough on Saturday and following that encouraging performance Stuart Gray could choose to stick with the same side as he has no fresh injury concerns.

Atdhe Nuhiu and Will Keane appear to be developing a good understanding in attack and Kamil Zayatte has performed well at the heart of the defence since stepping in for injured skipper Glenn Loovens.

Blackburn travel to South Yorkshire without central defender Grant Hanley and striker Josh King. The pair missed Rovers' weekend draw with Bournemouth due to respective leg and hamstring injuries and are not thought to be ready to be considered for a return to action at this stage.

Former Wednesday full-back Tommy Spurr is likely to be in the Blackburn squad but has been out of the starting line-up of late. Ex-Owls winger Ben Marshall is expected to feature for the visitors.

The two sides are separated by just 1 point in 10th and 11th place in the Championship table with 9th-placed Nottingham Forest currently 4 points ahead of the Owls.

Wednesday beat Rovers 2-1 at Ewood Park in December thanks to a last minute winner from Claude Dielna. The two sides have played out some entertaining clashes at Hillsborough in recent seasons with the Owls launching a late comeback to earn a 3-3 draw last season having beaten Rovers 3-2 the previous year.