Garry Monk’s side reached as high as third a few weeks back, however a run of three defeats has seen the Owls drop out of the top six. Here, we round-up the winners and losers from an action-packed New Year's Day fixture list. Click through the pages to see who shone and struggled:
5. L: Lee Johnson (Bristol City)
Left somewhat miffed after the 4-0 home defeat to Brentford, the Robins boss was shown his marching orders at full-time for an incident involving Thomas Frank. Johnson will appeal his red card - insisting it was misinterpreted. Photo: George Wood
6. W: Millwall
Gary Rowett has led the Lions into play-off contention after their 3-1 win over strugglers over Luton Town saw them end the day in the top six. After trailing 1-0 at the break, it was an inspired team talk that aided the turnaround. Photo: Marc Atkins
7. L: Fulham
The Cottagers missed the opportunity to shorten the gap on the automatic promotion places to seven points after losing to Reading 2-1 at home. Scott Parker was not a happy man and certainly pulled no punches on his players. Photo: Jordan Mansfield
8. W: Marcelo Bielsa and Slaven Bilic
Both bosses did not let their competitive nature get in the way as Bielsa labelled Bilic “a great manager” while the Croatian says it is a privilege to compete alongside the “unbelievable” Leeds head coach. Photo: Lewis Storey