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Carvalhal: We deserved all three points
Carlos Carvalhal believed Wednesday did enough to take all three points after the 1-1 draw at Cardiff. He felt we coped well with the momentum of Cardiff, under new boss Neil Warnock, and especially coupled with the fact that their last game was on Friday while Wednesday were back in action after playing at Huddersfield […]
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‘Westwood should be fit for Saturday’
Keiren Westwood should be fit for Saturday’s home game with QPR after being forced off through injury at Cardiff. Following our 1-1 draw, Carlos Carvalhal confirmed that Westwood had suffered a back problem in the warm-up and he had to be replaced by Cameron Dawson on 32 minutes. However, Carvalhal is hopeful that Westwood will have […]
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Battling Owls move into play-off position
Wednesday moved into the play-off places after a well-deserved 1-1 draw at Cardiff. The home side took the lead on nine minutes when Peter Whittingham fired home a 20-yard free kick and we suffered another blow when Keiren Westwood was forced off with an injury in the 33rd minute, Cameron Dawson coming off the bench to take […]
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‘Top six’ incentive as Owls head for Cardiff
Wednesday go into the midweek clash at Neil Warnock’s Cardiff knowing that a point will lift us into the play-off places. With sixth-placed Bristol City losing at QPR on Tuesday night, we sit level on points with Gary Johnson’s team prior to kick off at Cardiff on Wednesday evening. Steven Fletcher returned to training on […]
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Carlos dedicates victory to Fletcher family
Carlos Carvalhal dedicated Wednesday’s victory at Huddersfield to striker Steven Fletcher and his family. Fletcher, who missed the win due to “personal issues”, sent the team a good luck message before the match and afterwards Carvalhal dedicated the success to the striker and his family. Reflecting on the performance, Carvalhal said: “It was a victory of strong […]
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Fessi on spot as Owls eye play-off place
Wednesday moved back to the edge of the Championship play-off positions with a one-goal win at high-flying Huddersfield today. Fernando Forestieri’s second-half penalty sealed the points after Tom Lees’ shot was handled and takes us to 20 points – behind Bristol City and Birmingham in fifth and sixth spots respectively only on goal difference. Forestieri […]
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Carlos: We haven’t seen best of strike pair
Carlos Carvalhal says Wednesday have yet to see the best of strikers Fernando Forestieri and Gary Hooper this season. As we prepare to travel to current league leaders Huddersfield on Sunday, the head coach pointed to the fact that Forestieri had scored six goals in five games, before refusing to travel with the squad for our match […]
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Meet-up venue for Huddersfield TV game
The London Owls will be meeting at our usual watering hole for Sunday’s televised clash with Huddersfield. We’ll be gathering at Mabel’s Tavern in time for the midday kick off and look forward to seeing plenty of fellow London Wednesdayites getting together for the match against the high-flying Terriers. For newcomers to the pub, you’ll […]
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Owls pair in starting line-up as Scots flop
Barry Bannan and Steven Fletcher were both in the starting line-up for Scotland as they slumped to a 3-0 World Cup qualifier defeat in Slovakia tonight. Bannan again played the full 90 minutes and Fletcher was substituted 15 minutes from time, the latter seemingly being fouled in the build-up to the first Slovakia goal.
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Bannan in World Cup action as Scots held
Barry Bannan played the full 90 minutes as Scotland were held to a 1-1 draw in their World Cup qualifier against Lithuania at Hampden Park tonight. Fellow Owl Steven Fletcher was an unused substitute as a late James McArthur goal saved a point for the Scots after Lithuania had taken the lead on the hour-mark.
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