Sheffield Wednesday will check on defenders Morgan Fox and Jordan Thorniley ahead of Monday's derby clash with Sheffield United, live on Sky Sports Football.

Fox (back) and Thorniley (concussion) have missed Wednesday's last two matches with their respective injuries and will be monitored before the high-flying Blades visit Hillsborough.

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Achraf Lazaar, on loan from Newcastle, was taken off in the first half of the Owls' 2-0 victory over Brentford on Tuesday and is set for a spell on the sidelines.

• Bruce: From United to Wednesday
• Wilder: My Blades not frightened to lose

Steve Bruce's Wednesday side head into the game on the back of a seven-match unbeaten run which has seen them pick up four wins and three draws.

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United will move back into the automatic promotion places on goal difference with victory and boss Chris Wilder will be able to welcome back influential defender Jack O'Connell for the trip.

O'Connell has missed the last three matches after suffering a hamstring injury but he could celebrate signing a new long-term deal on Thursday with a return to the starting line-up.

John Egan was taken off midway through last weekend's 1-0 win over West Brom but is also fit again, Wilder has confirmed.

Fellow defender George Baldock is also in contention after recovering from the calf injury he suffered against Middlesbrough.

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Each of the last two league meetings between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United have finished 0-0 - they last played out three consecutive league draws between 1992 and 1993.

Sheffield United are looking to record back-to-back league wins over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough for the first time since October 1937.

This is the first league meeting between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United on a Monday since April 1971 - a 0-0 draw in the second tier.

Sheffield United have won their last three Championship matches without conceding - they haven't won four in a row without conceding at this level since December 1969.

In all competitions, Steve Bruce has won seven of his nine matches against former side Sheffield United (D1 L1), though he lost most recently as Aston Villa manager in September 2018.

Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp has failed to score in five league appearances against Sheffield Wednesday for the Blades, only facing Charlton Athletic as often without scoring for United (also five games).

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Prutton's prediction

Steve Bruce will be looking forward to this! The former Sheffield United manager is now in the Wednesday dugout for the Steel City derby and his side look in good form as well.

Sheffield United will have to sit back all weekend and watch their promotion rivals get a head-start on them, but if they can get through this game they will really fancy themselves to last the course this season. However, Wednesday will be desperate to halt their rivals' progress and I think they will do that.

David Prutton predicts: 2-2 (14/1 with Sky Bet)

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