Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday face Blackburn Rovers 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.

Blackburn Rovers manager, John Eustace, didn’t come to Sheffield Wednesday with any intention of keeping Hillsborough quiet.

Makhtar Gueye's first Championship goal gives Blackburn Rovers victory at Sheffield Wednesday - their fifth consecutive win.

John Eustace will be missing one of his star players after he picked up a one-match ban in the final game before the cut-off

Makhtar Gueye stepped off the bench to fire Blackburn to a fifth straight victory with a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

However, Danny Rohl’s side will be facing a Blackburn side on a run on four straight wins. Their most recent victory came against lowly Hull City, but Leeds United and Middlesbrough have also been toppled by Rovers in recent weeks.

Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday face Blackburn Rovers 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.

The key stats ahead of Sheffield Wednesday’s clash with Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on Tuesday night.