Wednesday in Sheffield After the last Steel City derby, Ace was called “dumb.” The same error cannot be made again.

Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United go head-to-head once more this afternoon in the fiercely contested Steel City derby, but Owls players have to learn from past mistakes.

The Blades won the last meeting between these two teams, snatching a narrow 1-0 win at Bramall Lane thanks to a goal from Tyrese Campbell.

Sheffield Wednesday had put up a brave fight in the first-half there, and were perhaps even the better team for 45 minutes. But, they left empty-handed, and will be looking to get revenge this time.

It’s always a tough game to predict, with experts torn on this Steel City derby. But, thankfully, the Owls can look back at the previous clash with Sheffield United and realise where they may have gone wrong.

Max Lowe and Sheffield Wednesday were ‘rattled’ by Sheffield United in November

Despite stifling United for large portions of the game back in November, Wednesday were overwhelmed after the interval. And, once the home side got their lead, they were never going to give it up.

It was said Chris Wilder taught Danny Rohl a lesson in discipline and concentration the last time they met, but that learning curve translates to many of the players, too.

In particular, Sheffield Wednesday defender Max Lowe was criticised for some of his decisions in the game, especially after giving away a silly free-kick for a reckless challenge in a dangerous area just moments after United’s goal.

Covering the game at the time, co-commentator Don Goodman said: “They [Sheffield Wednesday] are rattled. That was a stupid challenge.

“You’re the team with the worst set piece record in the Championship. Why would you do that?”

Ultimately, the incident didn’t lead to a goal, but it was yet another example of how Wednesday’s game management went out of the window.

Clearly, they didn’t have the mental fortitude to deal with their opponents at the time, but they’ll be hoping things have changed since then.