Pick of the stats: Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday
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Derby County will be aiming to regain some momentum in the play-off race as they host relegated bottom club Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
The Rams lost two straight games before finding their composure with a win over Blackburn Rovers last time out, but still remain six points adrift of the top six.
However, a tie against the struggling Owls will offer up a big opportunity to try and close the gap, while Wednesday will be looking to avoid joining Derby with a worrying winless run record against their name.
Derby are looking for their first league double over Sheffield Wednesday since the 2013-14 campaign under Steve McClaren.
Sheffield Wednesday won 2-1 at Pride Park last season, last enjoying successive away league wins at Derby in March 1932.
This will be Derby manager John Eustace's 50th league game in charge – two of the last three Rams managers to reach 50 games won their 50th game (Paul Warne and Phillip Cocu), while Gary Rowett was the last to lose his 50th (0-2 vs Wolves in April 2018).
Sheffield Wednesday have gone 29 league games without a win – only four teams have ever had 30+ consecutive winless games in Football League history; Crewe in 1956-57 (30), Cambridge United in 1983-84 (31), Derby from September 2007 to August 2008 (36) and Macclesfield Town from January 2012 to October 2018 (36).
Sheffield Wednesday have lost their last 12 league games, with Sunderland between January and August 2003 the last side to have a longer losing run in the top-four tiers (17 in a row).
