Sheffield Wednesday transfer rumours: Owls could lose battle for League One star, Villa ace in high-demand

As things stand, the Owls are six points adrift of safety, down in 23rd place, but if they can start stringing some wins together a push to safety is well within their grasp.

Speaking to the Star ahead of tomorrow's game, caretaker boss Neil Thompson refused to blame his side's COVID-19 enforced break from second-tier action for their loss to Coventry City in midweek.

He claimed: "We’ve got to keep positive. We’ve got to re-group, it can be difficult but we don’t have time to breathe now in terms of the programme.

We’re going to get twists and turns and ups and downs and tonight was a difficult one for us to take. But we’ve got to take it on the chin, analyse it and move on.”

Meanwhile, Wednesday's hunt for a new manager is now into its second month, and rumours continue to circulate over who could become Tony Pulis' successor, with a host of candidates linked to the job since the new year began.

Here's our latest rundown on news and transfer talk involving Sheffield Wednesday, and a number of their divisional rivals: