SERGEJ WARY OF THE OWLS

CITY MUST IMPROVE ON WEST BROM DISPLAY

- By BARRY COOPER

HULL City head coach Sergej Jakirovic knows the danger Sheffield Wednesday pose to the Tigers' promotion bid, having already experienced it this season.

City come into the game on the back of three defeats in their last four matches and were well beaten last time out at a West Brom side who were without a win in 2026.

That result, coupled with back-to-back wins for Southampton, has seen the Tigers' nine-point cushion to seventh cut to just three with eight games left.

Wednesday may already have been relegated with only one win all season, and just one point from 45, but City's struggles were clear on Boxing Day when they twice had to battle back from a goal down to salvage a draw at Hillsborough.

While Wednesday haven't won since September, there haven't been too many times where they've been thrashed and are making life difficult for their opposition, and that will be the case again today at the MKM.

And at home, City's form so far in 2026 has been patchy with four league defeats and only two victories, which will only add to the sense of nervousness if things don’t go so well.