City v Sheffield Wednesday: mid-table push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Bristol City host Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at Ashton Gate, with the hosts aiming to climb the pack and the visitors chasing vital points in the relegation battle.

Bristol City won 3-0 in September's reverse fixture. This game pairs 11th against bottom, with Sheffield Wednesday starting from negative points in the table.

City's recent league run featured a 5-0 home win over Portsmouth, a draw at Oxford United and defeats against Preston and Ipswich. The Owls are winless in five league matches, losing their last four against Preston, QPR, Portsmouth and Birmingham.

The Robins list Joseph Williams, Zak Vyner, Max Bird, Luke McNally and Fally Mayulu as injured. The Owls remain without Liam Cooper, Nathaniel Chalobah, Dominic Iorfa, Max Lowe, Iké Ugbo and Di'Shon Bernard among others.

Season trends point to a clear match-up: City have 10 clean sheets and have conceded 1.1 goals per game, while The Owls have scored 18 and conceded 54. Anis Mehmeti leads City's threat with eight league goals and six assists, while Scott Twine and Emil Riis Jakobsen have seven goals each. That attacking spread could test a defence that has allowed two per game.

A home win would take City to 43 points and keep them in touch with the play-off picture. Victory for The Owls would move them to -4 and trim the deficit in the survival fight.