The Championship resumes after a two-week hiatus with the fixtures coming thick and fast after the international break took centre stage.

This weekend sees the start of three games in seven days with the rough and tumble of the second-tier back on display at grounds up and down the country.

Fans have been itching to get the UEFA Nations League and friendly fixtures out of the way to get back to the cut and thrust of competitive domestic football.

The league resumes this evening with Sheffield Wednesday playing host to Middlesbrough in what is a clash between two sides currently in the play-offs.

Two places and three points separate the two sides with Jos Luhukay hoping his side can make It five matches without defeat.

Tony Pulis, meanwhile, will be looking for a response from his side having had two weeks to stew over a defeat last time out.

It will surely be a competitive game under the lights at Hillsborough.

So with that said, here are three things we expect to see in Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough tonight.

Sheffield Wednesday have relied on Barry Bannan this season to be the orchestrator in the middle of the pitch.

You’d fully expect him to do the same this weekend considering the form he is in.

Against a Middlesbrough side who will look to pack the midfield, Bannan will have to be on top of his game if he wants to put on another impressive performance.

Tony Pulis teams are renowned for being hard to break down.

They are organised to the nth degree and will be well drilled and well versed on their roles ahead of this fixture.

Every player will have a job, and it will be up to them to implement that during the 90 minutes.

If done effectively, then Middlesbrough will once again show off their supreme organisation and, of course, be hard to break down.

Middlesbrough have the best defensive record in the division having only conceded six goals all season - two of them were on the opening day.

So Sheffield Wednesday could be in for an evening that could potentially offer very little in the way of goalscoring opportunities.

Boro have scored the least amount of goals in the top seven of the division, so the Owls might not be tested as much as they have been in previous fixtures.

It all points to what is expected to be a low scoring game.