Aiming to move to the top of the Championship table on their return from the international break, Burnley will travel to Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

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Sheffield Wednesday return to action at Hillsborough on Saturday aiming to pick up where they left off before the October international break, having bounced back from a poor start to their Championship campaign.

Aiming to kick on from last season's memorable survival, Danny Rohl's side sat on just four points from their first six matches, managing a victory on the opening day and conceding 12 goals over the next five outings.

The Owls would return to winning ways in impressive fashion in South Yorkshire, hosting then-leaders West Bromwich Albion and picking up a 3-2 triumph thanks to Anthony Musaba's 86th-minute goal, before visiting Bristol City and taking a point from a goalless stalemate.

Another tough test away at Coventry City then followed in their final outing before the second break, and Rohl's men again prevailed thanks to a late winner, as Djeidi Gassama tied them level at a goal apiece on the stroke of half time and Shea Charles snatched all three points in injury time.

Having started to climb the division with that improved run, now sitting 15th and just a single point outside the top 10, Sheffield Wednesday will bid to make it four games unbeaten with another victory on Saturday.

That is no easy task, though, as their visitors arrive in Yorkshire in the midst of a six-game unbeaten streak of their own in the Championship.

Aiming to bounce back to the Premier League at the first time of asking under the new management of Scott Parker this season, Burnley currently sit third in England's second tier, having amassed 18 points from their first nine outings.

That is largely down to their success at the back, having only conceded four goals across those games including just two in their six-match streak heading into the break, albeit while only scoring five of their own along the way.

Following back-to-back victories over Leeds United and Portsmouth and a goalless draw with Oxford United, the Clarets recorded a fifth league victory of the season against Plymouth Argyle, as Josh Brownhill netted the only goal, but they were unable to make it back-to-back wins heading into the break as Preston North End held Parker's men to a stalemate at Turf Moor.

With plenty of positives to take from their start to the season, particularly at the back, Burnley will be keen to kick off on their return to action and end a tough spell at the top end of the pitch with a resounding victory at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday possible starting lineup:

Beadle; Iorfa, Bernard, Famewo; Valery, Charles, Bannan, Johnson; Gassama, Ugbo, J Lowe

Burnley possible starting lineup:

Trafford; Roberts, Egan-Riley, Esteve, Pires; Cullen, Brownhill; Koleosho, Mejbri, Anthony; Rodriguez