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Matias goal on shortlist for top award
The tremendous strike from Marco Matias at Leeds early in the season has been shortlisted in the Football League Goal of the Season competition. Matias’ cracker was announced on Channel 5’s Football League Tonight show as one of the top ten strikes of the season and Wednesday fans can now vote for the goal by […]
Read MoreWestwood left out of Republic squad
Keiren Westwood has been left out of the Republic of Ireland squad to face Switzerland and Slovakia in Dublin later this month. Westwood is one of seven players omitted from the original squad of 40 for the games on March 25 and 29, with the three remaining keepers being West Ham’s Darren Randolph, David Forde […]
Read MoreThe Carvalhal verdict on Charlton victory
Carlos Carvalhal was pleased with Wednesday’s second-half display against Charlton after the team, not for the first time this season, struggled to stamp their authority on a game at Hillsborough in the first 45 minutes. The head coach talked about the difficulty of playing on the far from perfect surface early in games, when visiting […]
Read MoreOwls boost play-off hopes
Wednesday took another step towards the play-offs with a three-goal second-half scoring burst against Charlton. Few in the near 30,000 crowd would have predicted the eventual 3-0 scoreline after a lifeless first-half display. However, Carlos Carvalhal introduced Alex Lopez and Atdhe Nuhiu at the break and the changes paid dividends with Wednesday immediately looking a […]
Read MoreInternational call-ups for Owls pair
Two of the Wednesday squad are celebrating international call-ups. Promising young keeper Joe Wildsmith is in the England under-21 squad that faces Switzerland away in their UEFA Championship qualifier on March 26. Meanwhile, Portugal striker Lucas Joao is in their under-23 squad to face Mexico two days later as they prepare for the Olympic Games […]
Read MoreCarlos ponders Bannan replacement
Wednesday take on relegation-threatened Charlton at Hillsborough tomorrow without the suspended Barry Bannan in our midfield. Bannan starts the first of his three-match ban after being sent off at Forest last weekend and Carlos Carvalhal has to decide who to draft in to replace the influential Scot. Sam Hutchinson could be a straight replacement for […]
Read MoreWednesday’s clash at Derby live on TV
Wednesday’s Championship clash at Derby next month will be screened live on Sky. With the two teams currently in the top six, the game on April 23 is likely to be of great importance for both of us in the battle for play-off or automatic promotion places. Kick off will now be at 12.30pm, having […]
Read MoreOwls lose appeal over Bannan sending off
Wednesday’s appeal against Barry Bannan’s sending off at Forest on Saturday has been rejected by the FA. The decision means Bannan will now miss the next three games, at home to Charton and Blackburn, and the trip to Huddersfield on April 2.
Read MoreBannan set to miss three games after red card
Wednesday face the prospect of losing Barry Bannan for the next three games after his sending off at Forest. The key midfielder received a straight red for his tackle on Eric Lichaj 15 minutes from time and is now likely to miss next Saturday’s home match with Charlton, followed by our trip to Huddersfield and […]
Read MoreCarvalhal verdict on Forest victory
Carlos Carvalhal said after Saturday’s 3-0 win at Forest: “Today we win with quality. “Everyone before the game was saying how important this match was for us to win. But we just did what we do and played football that is good to watch for our massive fans. “We want to play this way because […]
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