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Brighton deserve points as Owls go down

Brighton gained revenge for last season’s play-off defeat at the hands of Wednesday with a deserved 2-1 win at Hillsborough today. The Seagulls took the lead on 27 minutes when Sam Baldock lobbed over Keiren Westwood and the closest we came to a goal in the first period were efforts by Barry Bannan and Adam Reach and […]

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Pair could return for Brighton clash

Daniel Pudil and Sam Hutchinson are expected to be fit for selection for tomorrow’s home clash with Brighton. Pudil has missed the last three games with a thigh injury while Hutchinson was forced off at Blackburn in midweek with a back problem. However, Carlos Carvalhal confirmed today that both players are back in full training […]

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Another England call-up for Hirst

George Hirst has received another call-up for the England under-18s. Hirst, who scored twice for the England youngsters in his last appearance for them against Israel earlier this month, is in the Young Lions squad to face a double header in Sweden – facing the host country on October 7 and 9.

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Duo get call-up for World Cup qualifiers

Steven Fletcher and Barry Bannan have retained their places in the Scotland squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers. Bannan produced an outstanding display in their World Cup qualifier win in Malta earlier this month while Fletcher scored one of the goals in the 5-1 success after coming on as a substitute. Now the pair are […]

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Wednesday wait on Hutchinson

Wednesday will wait on the fitness of Sam Hutchinson ahead of Saturday’s Hillsborough clash with fellow early season promotion contenders in Brighton. Hutchinson was forced off during the second half of Tuesday evening’s win at Blackburn after suffering what appeared to be a back injury. He will now be assessed in the preparations for Saturday’s […]

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Carlos hails great team effort at Blackburn

Carlos Carvalhal spoke of the “fantastic teamwork” that led to Wednesday’s single goal win at Ewood Park on Tuesday evening. After seeing the Owls seal our first away victory on the road this season, the head coach spoke of Wednesday’s different style for this particular game – a more tactical and organised plan – to nullify the opposition. […]

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Goal difference keeps Owls out of play-offs

Carlos Carvalhal saw his Wednesday side move to within one place of the play-off spots following the 1-0 victory at Blackburn. Steven Fletcher’s first-half winner takes our points tally to 17 – the same number as fourth-placed Brentford – as only goal difference keeps us out of the top six positions. Bristol City and Birmingham […]

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Owls return from Rovers with three points

Steven Fletcher’s first-half strike was enough to give us our first away win of the season at Blackburn. Fletcher shot home in excellent fashion from the edge of the box on 22 minutes to secure the points and, once again, Wednesday might have made more of our chances to register a wider victory. At the other end, […]

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Death of Hillsborough sharp-shooter

Hillsborough goalscoring legend Jackie Sewell has passed away, aged 89. Jackie joined the Owls from Notts County for a club record fee of £34,500 in 1951 and scored 92 goals in 175 appearances for us before leaving for Aston Villa four years later. He was also capped six times for England while playing for Wednesday, […]

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Owls wait on injured pair for Rovers trip

Wednesday hope to have Barry Bannan and Daniel Pudil fit to face Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Tuesday evening. Bannan limped off late in the 2-1 win over Forest on Saturday after suffering a foot injury while Pudil failed to recover in time for the game following tests on his thigh problem. Carlos Carvalhal […]

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