Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats & team news

Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday take an early break from Championship action when they face each other in the first round of the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.

Sheffield Wednesday produced a fantastic performance to beat Plymouth Argyle 4-0 in their opening game of the season, while Hull salvaged a point at home to Bristol City courtesy of Oscar Estupinan's injury-time penalty.

How to watch Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday and TV channel

Hull v Sheffield Wednesday will be broadcast live on the Sky Sports+ channel.

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday kick-off time, date and venue

Hull v Sheffield Wednesday will be played at the MKM Stadium in Kingston upon Hull and kick-off is at 19:45 BST on Wednesday 14th August 2024.

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

The last meeting between the two sides saw Sheffield Wednesday run out 3-1 winners at Hillsborough on New Year's Day.

Prior to that match, Hull had won their four previous fixtures against Sheffield Wednesday and had only lost one in the last 10 matches.

The only previous occasion when the two sides have met in the EFL Cup came in the 1979/90 season, when Sheffield Wednesday triumphed over two legs in the first round.

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday head-to-head record (H2H)

Hull wins	16
Draws	20
Sheffield Wednesday wins	22

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday team news

Hull City team news

Jean-Michael Seri, Ryan Longman, Cody Drameh and Dogukan Sinik remain sidelined through injury after missing the 1-1 draw with Bristol City.

Liam Millar and Finley Burns are in contention to make their first starts for the club.

Sheffield Wednesday team news

Danny Rohl is expected to make changes and Ike Ugbo looks set to start after recently completing a permanent move from Troyes.

The likes of Liam Palmer, Mabo Diaby and Marvin Johnson are expected to come into the side as defensive changes.