Month: August 2017
Loan swap sees Butterfield in and Sam out
Derby midfielder Jacob Butterfield has joined Wednesday on a season-long loan, with Sam Winnall going in the other direction in a late evening deal on transfer deadline day. Butterfield, 27, joined Derby from Huddersfield in September 2015 for £5m. Winnall only signed for us in January, in a reported £500,000 transfer from Barnsley. The 26-year-old has […]
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McGugan leaves Wednesday
Lewis McGugan has left Wednesday by mutual consent. The midfielder signed for us in July 2015 after a successful loan spell but failed to fit in with new manager Carlos Carvalhal’s plans and soon found himself out of contention for the first team squad.
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Owls go Dutch as defender completes deal
Wednesday have completed the signing of young defender Joost van Aken from Dutch side Heerenveen. Van Aken, 23, joins us for an estimated £4m on a four-year contract and will wear shirt number four. Carlos Carvalhal made no secret of the fact that he wanted to strengthen the centre of our defence. Frederico Vernancio has […]
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Westwood expected to resume training
Keiren Westwood is expected to train with the Republic of Ireland squad on Tuesday after suffering a knee injury for the Owls at Burton on Saturday. Westwood was injured in a first-half clash with the home side’s Marvin Sordell but is likely to resume training with Martin O’Neill’s squad as they prepare for a World […]
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Westwood tweets photo of knee injury
Wednesday wait to see the extent of keeper Keiren Westwood’s knee injury which forced him off during the first half at Burton. Westwood was left grounded by the challenge from Burton striker Marvin Sordell, the home side’s frontman escaping punishment after catching the Owls keeper as he cleared the ball. Westwood received lengthy treatment and […]
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We deserved to win says Carvalhal
Carlos Carvalhal felt Wednesday deserved all three points after a disappointing 1-1 draw at Burton. Gary Hooper put us ahead with a clever backheel on 36 minutes and George Boyd thought he’d made it two soon afterwards, only to see his excellent finish ruled out for offside. Burton, who dominated early on, equalised after 65 […]
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Westwood, Hunt, Lees, Pudil, Fox, Boyd, Bannan, Jones, Reach, Hooper, Fletcher. Subs. Wildsmith, Palmer, Nuhiu, Wallace, Forestieri, Rhodes, Venancio.
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Frederico to start at Burton?
Carlos Carvalhal has selection decisions to make at both ends of the pitch ahead of the trip to Burton on Saturday. Glenn Loovens has suffered a slight hip problem as as he continues his recovery from a back injury, so Portuguese defender Frederico Venancio could make his Wednesday debut after being given international clearance to […]
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Jose signs for hometown club
Fans’ favourite Jose Semedo has joined hometown club Vitoria de Setubal in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. Semedo, 32, finished his contract with Wednesday at the end of last season, so ending a six-year career at S6. During this time he made 167 appearances for the club and his tremendous affection for the Owls and fans was […]
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George gets another England call-up
George Hirst has earnt another place in the England under-19 squad. Wednesday’s promising young striker has been called up for the games against Poland and Germany next month. The England youngsters take on Poland at St George’s Park on September 1 and then face the Germans at Mansfield on the following Tuesday.
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