Follow live coverage as Derby County face Sheffield Wednesday 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.

“Michael Smith from Sheffield Wednesday is the obvious one thanks to his connections with Paul Warne and when he came off for Sheffield Wednesday they looked better, so that could be a sign for us that he’s not in their plans moving forward.

Sheffield Wednesday will head to Pride Park without key defender Di'Shon Bernard, who is suspended after picking up a fifth yellow card of the season against Hull City, while fellow centre-backs Akin Famewo and Michael Ihiekwe remain confined to the treatment room alongside winger Olaf Kobacki.

Follow live coverage as Derby County face Sheffield Wednesday 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.

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