Month: April 2017
Play-off sales for season ticket holders
Season ticket holders can now purchase their own seat for our Championship play-off semi final home leg … although exactly who plays who and when won’t be known until after the final set of league fixtures next Sunday. The first legs of the semi finals are on Saturday May 13, kick off 5.30pm, and Sunday […]
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Carlos celebrates with fans after ‘special win’
Carlos Carvalhal showed his delight at clinching a play-off place with an ‘Atdhe Nuhiu’-style celebration in front of the travelling Wednesday fans at Portman Road. The head coach said afterwards: “We prepared very well for the games and this is a result of a lot of hard work. Six wins in a row is fantastic […]
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Kieran’s strike seals place in the play-offs
Wednesday secured a play-off place for the second successive season after a largely dominant performance in a 1-0 win at Ipswich. Kieran Lee’s 77th minute close-range strike from Daniel Pudil’s low cross signalled Wednesday’s sixth win in a row and, more importantly, with play-off rivals Fulham and Leeds only drawing it confirmed our play-off position. […]
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Westwood, Hunt, Lees, Loovens, Pudil, Wallace, Bannan, Lee, Reach, Fletcher, Hooper. Subs. Wildsmith, McManaman, Sasso, Semedo, Nuhiu, Forestieri, Rhodes.
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Kieran to continue in starting line-up?
Carlos Carvalhal will continue to monitor Kieran Lee’s progress before deciding whether to give him another place in the starting line-up at Ipswich on Saturday. With David Jones out through sickness, Lee returned to action against Derby last Saturday after nearly four months recovering from a hip injury and he turned in an impressive display […]
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Four teams chasing three play-off places
Wednesday are now one of four teams fighting for three Championship play-off places after Huddersfield clinched their spot on Tuesday evening. The Terriers’ 1-0 win at Wolves takes them back into third position on 81 points, three ahead of ourselves and meaning seventh-placed Leeds cannot catch them. With just two games left, the race for […]
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Last game of season is a sellout
Wednesday’s potential play-off decider against rivals Fulham at Hillsborough on the last day of the league season is now a sellout. The few remaining tickets for the match, which at this stage could still determine if one – or both sides – make the play-offs, were snapped up on Tuesday morning. Fulham have sold out […]
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Five in a row as strike pair pounce
A fifth successive win further strengthened our play-off hopes as Wednesday fought back from behind to defeat Derby 2-1 at Hillsborough. Steven Fletcher’s diving header on 58 minutes and a close-range opportunist effort from Gary Hooper six minutes later proved decisive after Darren Bent had headed Derby in front just after half time. Fletcher had […]
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Two more points will seal play-off spot
Two points from our final two league games will be enough to take Wednesday into the play-offs after Saturday’s 2-1 success over Derby at S6. The win lifts us into fourth place on 78 points, one behind Reading in third and level on points with fifth-placed Huddersfield, who play their game in hand at Wolves […]
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Mixed news on injury front for Owls
Carlos Carvalhal had good news – and not so good news – on the injury front as we prepare for Saturday’s home clash with Derby and the latest challenge in the fight for the play-off places. With just three games remaining for most of the Championship sides, Carvalhal confirmed that Kieran Lee is available for […]
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