Day: January 4, 2020
Wednesday await injury update on Fletcher
Wednesday will await further checks on Steven Fletcher after he was stretchered off in the second half of the FA Cup win at Brighton. Fletcher was clearly in much pain, signalling to the bench straightaway that he had a problem in the knee area, after landing awkwardly in a challenge. Garry Monk confirmed afterwards that […]
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Debut was a dream come true says Osaze
Debutant Osaze Urhoghide spoke of the surprise and excitement at making his Wednesday debut at Brighton today … while manager Garry Monk paid tribute to the hard work the young defender has displayed to get to this stage. Nineteen-year-old Urhoghide was freed by AFC Wimbledon at the end of last season and had trials with […]
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‘We showed the pride and courage I wanted to see’
Garry Monk spoke of his pride at seeing Wednesday show the courage he was looking for in the 1-0 FA Cup third round win at Brighton. It was a deserved victory in a performance which displayed far more desire, determination and all-round teamwork than we saw in the hat-trick of Championship defeats over the festive […]
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Brighton rocked as Owls go through
Wednesday’s much-changed side rose to the challenge and knocked Premier League Brighton out of the FA Cup on their own patch today. The only goal of the game came on 65 minutes when a free kick on the edge of the box was tapped to Adam Reach and his shot took a big deflection past […]
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Young defender’s debut at Brighton
Nineteen-year-old defender Osaze Urhoghide makes his Wednesday debut in FA Cup tie at Brighton this afternoon. Urhoghide joined us from AFC Wimbledon in the summer and has been a regular in the under-23 squad. Full line-up: Dawson; Urhoghide, Borner, Iorfa, Fox; Lee, Luongo, Pelupessy, Reach; Murphy, Fletcher. Subs. Wildsmith, Harris, Rhodes, Winnall, Lees, Nuhiu, Hunt.
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