Another club to have an indifferent week on the grass in the Sky Bet Championship as Sheffield Wednesday both gain and lose ground on the top six.

Sheffield Wednesday currently sit in 12th place in the Sky Bet Championship with a total of 48 points from their 36 games, which leaves them just eight points away from a play-off spot. And, following their win against Charlton at Hillsborough the top six looked in sight for Garry Monk and his side.

But failure to back that up with another home win against Derby County on Saturday saw them lose the ground that they had previously made up with Tom Lawrence and Chris Martin running the show in Sheffield as the Rams left with all the points.

The past week appears to have summed up Wednesday's season having been inconsistent; the Owls have looked steady and assured on their day but have had the odd freak result go against them, which has left the Wednesday faithful scratching their heads.

No doubt the loss of talisman and goalscorer Steven Fletcher earlier in the season proved tricky test in terms of their prospects in front of goal, however, this forced a couple of other players to step up in recent weeks.

Here, we look at TWO players impressing and TWO problems that the Owls need to sort if they are to be in the discussion for promotion come May...

Hot: Josh Windass

Josh Windass has stepped in recent weeks for Sheffield Wednesday. He arrived on loan from Wigan Athletic in January having impressed for the Latics so far this campaign. And, the attacking midfielder was amongst the goals this weekend as he tapped home Wednesday's consolation strike against Derby County.

The former Rangers midfielder has been given more freedom in Monk's system with Barry Bannan dropping into a much deeper role. He only appeared from the bench against the Rams but made a significant contribution to the game on Wednesday's behalf.

Often January acquisitions can struggle to get up to speed with their teammates but Windass has hit the ground running. His excellent strike on his debut at Oakwell proved enough for Wednesday to claim a point on the road. Now, perhaps for Wednesday fans to see the best of Windass, an opportunity to fit him into the starting 11 could see some more fireworks courtesy of the tricky midfielder.

Hot: Steven Fletcher return 

As eluded to earlier in the piece, Fletcher hasn't had it all his own way this season. He was stretchered off with a nasty looking knee injury during Wednesday's FA Cup win down at Brighton in January, however, Wednesday's talisman returned in some style against Charlton last week by scoring the winner in the 95th minute sent Hillsborough into pandemonium.

That goal really showed why Fletcher is so crucial to how Wednesday play; his presence up top gives defenders something to think about which often leaves space for the likes of Jacob Murphy and Kadeem Harris. This gives Wednesday that ability to be ruthless and exploit the space that opposing defenders have vacated.

Not: Non-existent defending

Saturday's home defeat to Derby is not one that will live long in the memory of the Wednesday fans. Well, it might do, but just for the wrong reasons. Chris Martin appeared to have the freedom of the Wednesday half to slot in Tom Lawrence and not only did Lawrence finish once, but twice, as Wednesday were under the cosh from the off.

It appeared that Monk wanted to open the game up when instead Wednesday just left huge gaps at the back for Derby to exploit. In just half an hour the Owls had made three defensive mistakes that had led to goals, with youngster Jason Knight getting on the scoresheet in what is becoming an impressive campaign for the young Irishman.

Despite Derby only having five shots on target all game, three of them found their way past Cameron Dawson and into the home net. Wednesday appear frail at home with Blackburn earlier in the season causing some severe problems for Garry Monk to contemplate in the summer window.

Not: Sheffield Wednesday

At times this season Sheffield Wednesday have been their own worst enemy. They can find themselves having more shots than the opposition as well as having a lot more of the ball but somehow lose the game. Look no further than the table for instance, a side who are chasing a play-off spot come the end of the season will have won more games than they have lost. But given the inconsistent nature of Sheffield Wednesday, the Owls have that ratio the wrong way round this season.

Their home form in recent years has really struggled in comparison to when they made back-to-back play-off finishes. Sheffield Wednesday were known to be strong at home in front of a vocal and passionate fanbase that demanded and expected entertaining, winning football, but those times seem a lifetime ago when in reality it was only four and five years in the past.

Should Sheffield Wednesday want to be considered as a top six challenger for the 2020/2021 campaign, Garry Monk will be looking to make a marginal improvement on their performances and results at Hillsborough.