Elliott Bennett is fulfilling what Tony Mowbray is asking of him as he continues to be Rovers’ man for all positions.

Bennett has played in a variety of roles for Rovers this season, often more than one in each game, with the 30-year-old set to continue as a wing-back when Rovers head to Sheffield Wednesday this afternoon.

He has started 31 of the 37 Championship fixtures, including every minute of the last 13 since returning to the side after injury.

Only one of those has come in what most would consider Bennett’s strongest position, but given the injuries in defence of late, Mowbray feels his versatility has been key.

“I would have to say there are lots of footballers that would get nowhere near the consistency Elliott shows if I put them in other positions,” the boss said.

“His preferred position would be in a midfield four, wide either side coming inside off the left to shoot or going down the outside and whipping balls in to the box.

“That would probably be his preferred position but he’s filling in for us and doing a fantastic job.

“I would have to say that he fulfils the expectation I have of him every week in whatever position he plays.

“In some people’s eyes it might be that he doesn’t play well in this position or that position, but in my eyes he does an amazing job wherever I ask him to play.

“He might not be the trickiest winger or wide players, he might not be the strongest tackling full back or have the greatest understanding of his position round on the cover because he’s not done it all of this career, but he’s a very thoughtful thinking footballer who does the best he can in the position he’s asked to play in.”

Craig Conway could be another of Rovers’ experienced players to be drafted from the start at Hillsborough, with Amari’i Bell doubtful after limping off in the win at Wigan.

Bennett and Conway, both wingers by trade, were used as wing-backs against Wigan, roles they could also fulfil against the Owls should Mowbray stick with a back three.

“Craig is very versatile as well, he can play left and right, it doesn’t seem to bother him,” Mowbray added.

“They can both play inside as well, Craig probably a bit higher up the pitch whereas Elliott has been a central midfield player.

“They are good honest hardworking pros who you generally know what you’re going to get from them each week.”

Rovers head to South Yorkshire looking for what would be only a second away win since October. They ended a seven game winless run with victory over the Latics on Tuesday to move to 47 points.

That is nine away from the play-offs, with Rovers having lost ground on the top six during a post-January slump.

“Any win is good, football is about winning games and we hadn’t had one for a few weeks,” Mowbray said.

“I think it relieves a bit of anxiety. It’s important to win games.

“I broke each of the games down and we could have had a lot more points and been up and around the play-off positions if had got what we had deserved, but I say these things and the defending wasn’t good enough.

“At Rotherham and Reading, they were two away games against teams below us in the league and we felt there were spells we were pretty dominant yet couldn’t get the job done.

“We didn’t lose confidence on where we are as a team in this league and we feel we can compete with every team in this league and keep that confidence level going.”