Month: March 2017
Sam ready to ‘play it again’ after lay-off
Sam Hutchinson says he is ready to return to the Wednesday midfield for Saturday’s lunchtime South Yorkshire showdown with Barnsley at Oakwell. Hutchinson limped off during the 5-1 win over Norwich at the start of March and the Owls have taken just one point from the three games played since then. The influential Hutchinson scored in […]
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Watch Owls at New York … in London
The London Owls will be meeting up in the capital next Tuesday evening for our live TV clash with Rotherham. We’ll be gathering at Mabel’s Tavern – our usual London haunt – to watch the game at the New York Stadium. So, if you’re not making the journey up the M1, then why not join fellow London […]
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International workout for Westwood
Keiren Westwood found himself on the losing side for the Republic of Ireland as they went down to a 1-0 friendly defeat at home to Iceland on Tuesday evening. Westwood, whose international appearances have been limited by the form of West Ham’s Darren Randolph, played the full 90 minutes and was beaten on 21 minutes […]
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Trio left on bench for World Cup qualifier
Jordan Rhodes, Barry Bannan and Steven Fletcher were all unused substitutes in Scotland’s 1-0 World Cup qualifier victory over Slovenia at Hampden Park on Sunday evening. An 88th minute winner from Chris Martin – only six minutes after he came on – means the Scots still have a chance of qualification for Moscow 2018.
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Hirst on target in England victory
George Hirst was back on the goal trail for the England under-18s in their 2-1 win over hosts Qatar on Friday. The Wednesday youngster put England in front after just 15 minutes and, although Qatar levelled before the break, the Young Lions clinched victory with a second goal and survived a last-minute scare when their opponents missed […]
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Atdhe on target in World Cup defeat
Atdhe Nuhiu was on target for Kosovo in their 2-1 World Cup qualifying defeat at home to Iceland on Friday night. Nuhiu struck with a header on 52 minutes, with Iceland already 2-0 up, and the defeat leaves Kosovo bottom of the table in Group I with just one point from their first five games. Meanwhile, Keiren […]
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Owls pair come off the bench for Scotland
Wednesday pair Barry Bannan and Jordan Rhodes came on as second-half substitutes for Scotland in their 1-1 international friendly draw with Canada at Hibernian’s Easter Road ground on Wednesday evening. Bannan joined the action at half-time and went close with one effort while Rhodes was introduced on 62 minutes and missed a good chance late […]
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Injured quartet could return at Barnsley
Wednesday hope to have at least four of our injured players back for the South Yorkshire derby clash with Barnsley at Oakwell on April 1. Carlos Carvalhal is looking to the quartet of Fernando Forestieri, Sam Hutchinson, Ross Wallace and Gary Hooper – or at least some of them – to be ready to return […]
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Owls stay in play-offs after Fulham slip up
Wednesday remain in the final play-off place after Fulham’s unlikely 3-1 home defeat to Wolves. It means we stay in sixth place despite the disappointment of last night’s defeat to Reading, a point clear of Fulham who have a superior goal difference of 10 goals. Norwich and Preston trail us by five points – the […]
Read MoreWe should have won game says Carvalhal
Carlos Carvalhal felt Wednesday deserved to win their play-off clash with Reading on Friday night. Despite the 2-0 scoreline in Reading’s favour, Carvalhal said: “This has been one of the hardest weeks of my career. We have already lost key players and this week we lose another one with Ross Wallace. “But still the players […]
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