After slipping to a disappointing defeat to fellow relegation battlers Rotherham in midweek, Sheffield Wednesday are back in action in the Championship when they take on Reading on Saturday afternoon.

Darren Moore’s side are on a run of five consecutive defeats in the league, and it’s left them with a real fight to stay up in the Championship this season.

With injuries taking their toll on the Owls’ squad, Moore hasn’t got too many options to play around with, and it’s likely he’ll stick with a similar starting line-up to the one against Rotherham.

With that in mind, below is a look at how Sheffield Wednesday might line up when they face Reading on Saturday.

In goal, Joe Wildsmith should keep his place, with Wednesday’s Kieran Westwood and Cameron Dawson both out of action with injuries.

The back four should also remain unchanged from the midweek clash against Rotherham, so Tom Lees and Julian Borner will continue as Moore’s choice of centre-back pairing.

Further ahead, Moore could ring the changes in a bid to freshen up his side’s attack, and that could start with replacing both wide men.

Along with Josh Windass, the £20,000-a-week earning Adam Reach was in the starting line-up, but both were substituted midway through the game, and that could see their two replacements on the night, Kadeem Harris and Elias Kachunga, come in to start.

It would certainly be a pair of big calls to make for Moore to change his starting line-up after just one game, but it could give them some fresh legs and impetus going forward.

Predicted XI: Wildsmith; Palmer, Lees, Borner, Penney; Kachunga, Hutchinson, Shaw, Harris; Bannan, Paterson.