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Sheffield Wednesday will seek to compete an unlikely Championship double when Portsmouth head to Hillsborough on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

The rock-bottom Owls have won just once this season, 2-0 at Fratton Park in September.

Their points deduction and negative goal difference means they are effectively 33 points from safety, with 21st-placed Pompey the side they are chasing.

The Blues have taken one point from their past six on the road, losing without scoring on four of those occasions.

• Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their past eight league games against Portsmouth (W5 D3) since losing 3-1 in November 2002.

• Portsmouth have lost on one of their past six league visits to Sheffield Wednesday (W2 D3), losing 4-1 in League One in April 2022.

• Sheffield Wednesday have won one of their past 27 league games (D10 L16) but that win was against Portsmouth earlier this season. The last time a second tier side's first two wins in a season were against the same opponent was in 1974/75, two wins for Portsmouth against Nottingham Forest.

• Portsmouth have conceded 15 goals from set pieces in the Championship this season – the only side to concede more is Sheffield Wednesday (17). All four goals they shipped against Arsenal in their FA Cup third round defeat were also via set pieces.

• Sheffield Wednesday have gone 19 consecutive Championship matches without a win. In second tier history, the only sides to go 20+ games without a win in a season are Darwen in 1898-99 (27), Barnsley in 1952-53 (23), Cambridge United in 1983-84 (31) and Rotherham in 2004-05 (20).

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Sheffield Wednesday keeper Pierce Charles could be out for two months with a shoulder injury, report BBC Radio Sheffield., external

The Northern Ireland international damaged his left shoulder during the Owls' FA Cup defeat to Brentford on Saturday and had to be substituted.

It would mark the second time this season the 20-year-old will have been out of action for an extended spell, after sustaining an injury on his right shoulder in August that ruled him out for over three months.

Charles has made 11 appearances this season and his performances have been one of the few highlights of a challenging campaign for the Owls.

It may also affect his availability for Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off semi-final against Italy on 26 March.

Pundits Dion Dublin and Rob Green join host Jason Mohammad to bring you the action and talking points from Friday and Saturday's FA Cup ties.

Watch on BBC iPlayer here

And listen back to full match commentaries on BBC Sounds:

• Wrexham 3-3 (4-3 pens) Nottingham Forest

• Preston North End 0-1 Wigan

• Macclesfield Town 2-1 Crystal Palace

• Everton 1-1 (0-3 pens) Sunderland

• Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury Town

• Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough

• Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City

• Newcastle 3-3 (7-6 pens) Bournemouth

• Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City

• Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa

• Bristol City 5-1 Watford

• Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City

• Charlton 1-5 Chelsea

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Goalkeeper Pierce Charles could be facing another injury lay-off after damaging a shoulder in Sheffield Wednesday's FA Cup third round defeat by Brentford.

The Northern Ireland international has been in fine form for the Owls since returning in December from a shoulder problem which required surgery and kept him out for three months.

Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen revealed that the 20-year-old hurt the other shoulder after defying the Premier League opposition with a series of saves, forcing him to be replaced by debutant Logan Stretch.

Pedersen told BBC Radio Sheffield: "It's the opposite shoulder and right now we don't know but he has a lot of pain, so maybe a scan tomorrow and maybe we'll know more.

"It's awful for him. He is such an important part of our way of playing, defensively and offensively, and how he has played since he came back is fantastic.

"It's so sad if it's another injury to keep him out for weeks or longer. I really hope the best for him, he deserves it."

There are 18 third-round ties in the FA Cup on Saturday - 16 involving Premier League and Championship teams, who all enter the competition at this stage - and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

• Cheltenham v Leicester (12:15) - BBC Radio Leicester

• Everton v Sunderland (12:15) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

• Macclesfield v Crystal Palace (12:15) - BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Manchester

• Wolves v Shrewsbury (12:15) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3 & BBC Radio WM

• Boreham Wood v Burton Albion

• Burnley v Millwall - BBC Radio London

• Doncaster v Southampton - BBC Radio Solent

• Fulham v Middlesbrough - BBC Radio 5 Live

• Ipswich v Blackpool - BBC Radio Suffolk

• Man City v Exeter City - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Newcastle v Bournemouth - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 & BBC Radio Newcastle

• Salford P-P Swindon

• Sheff Wed v Brentford

• Stoke v Coventry - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, BBC Radio Stoke & BBC Radio CWR

• Bristol City v Watford (17:45) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Three Counties Radio

• Cambridge United v Birmingham (17:45) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

• Grimsby v Weston (17:45)

• Tottenham v Aston Villa (17:45) - BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London

• Charlton v Chelsea (20:00) - BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London

Kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated

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It is really sad to see what has happened at Sheffield Wednesday and there is no way for them to salvage their season now.

Brentford are flying at the moment under Keith Andrews and they are another club who I'd love to see have a real go at the FA Cup this season.

The Bees have never got past the quarter-finals in their history, and have not even got that far since 1989. You only have to look at Palace last year to find a team winning it for the first time so it is definitely doable for them too.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

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Sheffield Wednesday are keen on signing Manchester City midfielder Jaden Heskey, 20, son of former England forward Emile, on a free loan for the remainder of the season. (Sheffield Star, external)

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