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Owls expect stronger line-up at Mansfield
The sellout Wednesday contingent at Mansfield on Saturday could see a stronger line-up than the squad that won 5-0 at Alfreton in our midweek pre-season opener. Established first teamers in Fernando Forestieri, Steven Fletcher, Glenn Loovens, Ross Wallace and Almen Abdi were amongst those missing at Alfreton and Carlos Carvalhal has confirmed at least some […]
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Home friendly match confirmed
Wednesday have confirmed we will complete our pre-season warm-up with a home game against Rangers on Sunday, July 30. The match will kick off at 3pm and is a repeat of our friendly against the Scottish side four years ago when a Michail Antonio goal gave us a 1-0 win in front of 16,280 fans, […]
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Carlos targets centre backs ahead of season
Carlos Carvalhal has earmarked two centre backs as his major priority with the Championship kick off just over three weeks away. Speaking after the 5-0 pre-season win at Alfreton on Tuesday night, the Wednesday head coach said: “Everybody knows we need two centre halves – but in most of the positions we are covered.” Both […]
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Owls hit five in pre-season opener
Wednesday kicked off our pre-season programme with a 5-0 win at Alfreton on Tuesday evening. Jordan Rhodes set us on the way with two goals in three minutes midway through the first half, a finish from inside the box and then a glancing header, before suffering a cut to the face and being replaced by […]
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Third game announced for Portugal trip
Wednesday have added a third match to our upcoming pre-season trip to Portugal. We will now also play SC Farense at Estadio Nora in Ferreiras, Albufeira, on July 20, kick off 8pm. The previous evening we play SC Portimonense at Albufeira Estadio Municipal, kick off 7pm, and complete the programme at the same venue on […]
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Carlos: Why we moved for Boyd
Carlos Carvalhal has spoken about why he has added George Boyd to our Championship squad as the Owls look to make it third time lucky in terms of promotion back to the Premier League under the Portuguese head coach. After landing his man, Carvalhal told swfc.co.uk: “He’s a player that plays often in the competition […]
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New signing talks of promotion goal
New signing George Boyd has spoken of his aim to help get Wednesday back to the Premier League after our failures in the play-offs in the last two seasons. The 31-year-old midfielder was snapped up from top-flight Burnley on a free transfer, the Owls offering him a two-year contract compared to only 12 months from […]
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Keeper signs new deal at S6
Young keeper Cameron Dawson has signed a new three-year deal at Hillsborough. Academy product Dawson, 21, is third in line for the first team spot, behind Keiren Westwood and Joe Wildsmith. Meanwhile, winger Jack Stobbs – who captained last season’s highly successful under-23s – has agreed a further year at S6.
Read MoreDate change for pre-season game
Wednesday’s pre-season visit to Doncaster has been moved back 24 hours to Wednesday July 26. Kick off is still 7.30pm.
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Changes to fixture dates
An update on Wednesday’s fixtures for next season … The home game with Sunderland, scheduled for Tuesday August 15, will now be played on the following evening. In addition, the S6 match with Preston, due to for Easter Saturday, will now be played on Good Friday, with a 3pm kick off.
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