Adam Davies insists last season's mistake against Sheffield Wednesday will not be on his mind when he takes on his former club at Hillsborough tomorrow.

The goalkeeper gifted his former Barnsley team-mate Sam Winnall the opening goal of the last meeting between the sides at Oakwell in April when he lost the ball in his box and then had to be rescued by an injury-time Angus MacDonald equaliser in a 1-1 draw. Davies, who never played for the Owls first team, told the Chronicle: "I try not to look into the past too much. It won't make any difference to my approach.

"Even if that hadn't have happened, this would be a big game for me because it's my former club. It's always the first fixture I look out for when they are released in the summer. It's a massive game for everyone involved and to get a win would give us a really good boost."

Davies has been Barnsley's captain for the last two months after original skipper MacDonald was sent off on their last trip to the Steel City for a 1-0 defeat in August to Sheffield United. Centre-back MacDonald has struggled to get back into the side after his suspension but is likely to replace the injured Adam Jackson tomorrow.

Davies said: "I have really enjoyed being captain. I have been trying to add leadership to my game and being captain has helped. I am so proud to lead the lads across that white line every game. It would be nice to go back to Wednesday as a Championship captain but Goose (MacDonald) is the club captain and, if he plays, he will get the armband back."

After tomorrow's derby, the Reds visit Burton Albion on Tuesday which will mark the two-year anniversary of the last match that Davies missed, after which he has started 104 in a row.

"If you had told me back then that I would have played every minute for the next two years I would have told you you were silly. It's something I am very proud of and I just love playing, you can't beat it. I just want to keep the run going as long as possible and keep getting better."

Davies has only kept one clean sheet in his last 20 matches, the 3-0 success over Sunderland in August, but knows how quickly a defence can click after an even worse run in 2015/16 was followed by a superb defensive record as the Reds secured promotion. The Barnsley stopper said: "It's something I pride myself on: how many clean sheets can I keep? Recently we have conceded a few unnecessary goals and it would be nice if we could turn it around.

"They are like London busses sometimes so, if we get one clean sheet, then it might start a run of them. We are never going to keep a clean sheet in every game but we need more of them than we are getting at the moment."

Davies, who is yet to make his international debut, was left out of the Wales squad for the last international break in which they missed out on qualifying for next summer's World Cup, losing their final match to the Republic of Ireland. He said: "I watched the game on TV and it was a real shame. But they are a great group of lads and they will bounce back. On a personal level I feel I was unlucky not to be involved but that's football and there will always be other squads."