Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday are among the clubs to have been linked with Aston Villa’s Louie Barry - and may have an advantage in the race to sign him.

Sunday’s derby is the first of two pioneering Championship games that will be free to watch for UK viewers, with ITV joining Sky Sports in broadcasting the action live. The historic agreement was confirmed earlier this month, allowing fans without a Sky Sports subscription to watch the game.

SHEFFIELD Wednesday defender Di’Shon Bernard admits the club’s players are conscious of a ‘tense’ situation surrounding the club this week - most notably between chairman Dejphon Chansiri and head coach Danny Rohl - and expressed his hope that ‘solutions’ can be found to resolve matters.