Pick of the stats: Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City

Sheffield Wednesday will aim to finish a difficult year at Hillsborough on a high as they entertain in-form Hull City on Friday (15:00 GMT).

The Owls’ only win came on the road in September and they have not kept a clean sheet at home since December 2024.

They have picked up just two points from 11 games at Hillsborough this season to remain rock-bottom on -9 points, effectively 31 short of safety with 25 games remaining, such is their inferior goal difference.

The Tigers have won their past three games to climb to fourth, five points adrift of the automatic promotion places and with a three point lead over the play-off chasing pack.

• Sheffield Wednesday have won two of their past three league games against Hull (L1), as many as they had in their previous 12 (D4 L6).

• Hull won this exact fixture 1-0 last season but have never won consecutive away league games against Sheffield Wednesday before.

• Having won five consecutive Boxing Day league games between 2014 and 2018, Sheffield Wednesday have won just one of their past five (D2 L2). This is their first such game at home since a 3-0 win against Birmingham in 2015.

• Hull have won just one of their past seven Boxing Day league games (D2 L4), beating Preston 2-1 at Deepdale in 2018.

• Sheffield Wednesday haven’t kept a single home league clean sheet in 2025 and have shipped 40 goals at Hillsborough this calendar year – only in 1957 have they conceded more in a year (42).