Michael Smith once again came off the bench to score a vital goal for Sheffield Wednesday in their 1-0 win at Swansea. Smith hammered home from the edge of the area in the 66th minute after man-of-the-match Josh Windass had nipped in to steal a weak pass out of defence by Harry Darling.

Sheffield Wednesday boost their Championship play-off hopes as Michael Smith's goal secures a hard-fought victory at Swansea City.

For years, Sheffield Wednesday have been heavily – at times overly – dependent on their talismanic captain. Being down to their last fit senior central defender at the same time as Barry Bannan is on the sidelines has the potential to crush their Championship play-off hopes.

Michael Smith’s goal was enough to condemn Swansea City to defeat against Sheffield Wednesday as the hosts were denied a stoppage-time equaliser at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Follow live coverage as Swansea City face Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

After beating Coventry City 2-1 in October, Sheffield Wednesday are looking to win successive league games against the Sky Blues for the first time since October 2005. Coventry have won on two of their past four league trips to Sheffield Wednesday (L2),