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Bannan signs on at S6 until 2021
Barry Bannan has extended his stay with Wednesday until 2021. His contract was due to run out at the end of the season but the influential midfielder has now agreed a new deal to remain at Hillsborough for the next three years.
Read MoreSecond-half strikes end hopes of cup run
Two second-half goals sent Wednesday out of the Carabao Cup in our tie with Wolves at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening. Jos Luhukay fielded a totally different starting 11 to the one that began against Ipswich on Saturday while Wolves made nine changes from the side that faced Manchester City at the weekend. After a first […]
Read MoreWestwood dropped from international squad
Keiren Westwood has been left out of the Republic of Ireland squad for their two forthcoming internationals. They take on Wales in their opening UEFA Nations League game on September 6 and then have a friendly against Poland five days later. Westwood, who has been a regular in the squad in recent years, is omitted […]
Read MoreChanges likely for Carabao Cup clash
Wednesday are set to shuffle the pack again for Tuesday evening’s Carabao Cup second round tie with Wolves at Hillsborough. Joe Wildsmith is expected to take over from Cameron Dawson in goal while Jos Luhukay has indicated that young midfielder Fraser Preston will come into consideration after limping off late on in last week’s win […]
Read MorePenney drops comfortably into first team
Matt Penney has received well-deserved plaudits from his manager after catching the eye since making his debut in the Carabao Cup tie at Sunderland earlier this month. Penney was arguably the man of the match in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Ipswich, his last-gasp tackle on Ellis Harrison denying the Tractor Boys a near-certain late equaliser. […]
Read More‘I want players with passion and ambition’
Jos Luhukay says players who don’t have the passion and ambition to match his expectations will not be featuring in his future plans. The Owls manager branded the recent woeful display at Brentford as “unacceptable”, letting the players know his strong views before the midweek win over Millwall, which was followed by victory against Ipswich. […]
Read MoreHard work earnt us the points says Jos
Jos Luhukay felt Wednesday’s work ethic saw us to the three points against 10-man Ipswich at Hillsborough on Saturday. Speaking after the workmanlike 2-1 win, Luhukay said: “We did not play that well with the ball but when you have the effort that we showed that is a good compensation. “We showed the passion side […]
Read MoreJoao heads the way to second Owls victory
Lucas Joao celebrated his new Wednesday contract with both goals to steer us to a 2-1 success against ten-man Ipswich. It was far from a vintage performance in a distinctly average game but this second Championship win at Hillsborough inside four days lifts us to 14th place in the table. For Joao, the double strike […]
Read MoreClub hoping to seal new deal with Bannan
There are signs coming out of Hillsborough that Barry Bannan will pledge his future to Wednesday in the near future. The key midfielder’s contract runs out at the end of the season and the recent lifting of the club’s transfer embargo means they can now hold talks with players in such a situation. Wednesday announced […]
Read MoreInjured pair face late fitness tests
Wednesday wait on injury updates on Lucas Joao and Daniel Pudil ahead of the visit of Ipswich to S6 on Saturday. Joao, who this week extended his contract at the club until 2021, has been struggling with a groin injury picked up in training a fortnight ago while Pudil limped off late on in Sunday’s […]
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