Sheffield Wednesday are the away team, but they won’t have to travel far. The Owls are facing local rivals Barnsley, who are enjoying an upturn in form under boss Gerhard Struber. The sides have met regularly in recent times, with some decent games played between the pair. Here are five of the better clashes between the Owls and the Tykes – fingers crossed tomorrow lives up to the billing.
1. August 2019: Owls 2-0 Barnsley
Goals from Jacob Murphy and Steven Fletcher secured back-to-back wins at the start of the season for Owls caretaker boss Lee Bullen. Photo: Steve Ellis
2. December 2006: Barnsley 0-3 Owls
Chris Brunt was among the scorers as Sheffield Wednesday ran riot at Oakwell. Wayne Andrew and Steve Maclean bagged the other to move the Owls within three points of the play-off places. Photo: Clive Brunskill
3. December 1997: Owls 2-1 Barnsley
A Premier League clash between the Owls and the Tykes under the lights at Hillsborough - wouldn’t that be nice? Paolo Di Canio scored a last minute winner for the Owls, after Neil Redfearn had earlier equalised for Barnsley. Photo: JPI
4. February 2014: Owls 1-0 Barnsley
Chris Maguire scored a 97th minute winner in a bad tempered clash at Hillsborough. Emmanuel Frimpong was sent off after 30 minutes for Barnsley, with Owls’ Jermaine Johnson and Barnsley’s Jacob Mellis also seeing red before the late winner. Photo: Steve Ellis