Month: September 2017
We’re back at Mabel’s for TV match
The London Owls will be back at Mabel’s Tavern on Sunday lunchtime for our televised clash with Leeds. So, if you’re not going up to Hillsborough, why not join fellow Wednesdayites at the pub just off the Euston Road, situated between King’s Cross and Euston stations. Finally, a reminder that kick off is at 12.15pm.
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Carlos: Why I decided to stay at Wednesday
Head coach Carlos Carvalhal has spoken of why he decided to stay with Wednesday at the end of last season. After a second successive disappointment at the play-off stages last May, many felt the head coach would leave the Owls after two seasons at S6 … either of his own accord or through a decision […]
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‘I never hide and am ready for the game’
Carlos Carvalhal says he is looking forward to Sunday’s Yorkshire derby with Leeds at Hillsborough as Wednesday aim to bounce back from two successive defeats. The head coach was pleased with the reaction of the team at Birmingham on Wednesday evening, after the huge disappointment of the derby day defeat to Sheff U, and believes that we did enough to […]
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Westwood likely to miss Leeds clash
Keiren Westwood is a major doubt for Sunday lunchtime’s home clash with Leeds. The keeper has been suffering from a rib injury that forced him to miss the midweek defeat at Birmingham and Joe Wildsmith is set to replace Westwood, as he did at St Andrews. The injured trio of Sam Hutchinson, Glenn Loovens and Almen Abdi […]
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We deserved to win says Carvalhal
Carlos Carvalhal felt Wednesday deserved to return with three points from their 1-0 defeat at Birmingham. The players were booed off by some of the travelling fans after a second successive reverse but Carvalhal said: “We should have won this game. We had 17 attempts on goal, 62 per cent possession and a goal disallowed that, […]
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Owls suffer another setback in Brum defeat
Wednesday suffered a second defeat in four days in a single goal reverse at struggling Birmingham. This leaves us in 14th spot, five points off the play-off places and, as far as the automatic positions are concerned, eight behind second-placed Sheff U and ten adrift of leaders Cardiff. And we face another tough test on Sunday […]
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Owls make three changes at Birmingham
Keiren Westwood misses tonight’s trip to Birmingham through injury and Joe Wildsmith deputises. Loanee Jacob Butterfield comes in to replace David Jones in midfield and Ross Wallace drops to the bench, with Morgan Fox recalled. Wildsmith, Hunt, Lees, van Aken, Fox, Lee, Butterfield, Bannan, Reach, Hooper, Fletcher. Subs. Dawson, Palmer, Pudil, Wallace, Jones, Joao, Rhodes.
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Carlos looks for reaction … and promotion
Head coach Carlos Carvalhal expects the Owls to come out fighting for the points at Birmingham on Wednesday evening … and believes he can lead us back to the Premier League at the end of the season. Speaking in the aftermath of Sunday’s dismal ‘derby day’ display, Carvalhal said: “You have two choices in this moment. You […]
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Head coach hits back at press conference
Carlos Carvalhal responded strongly – and at times angrily – in an often heated press conference ahead of Wednesday evening’s trip to Birmingham. With the press keen to question the head coach further following Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to Sheff U, Carvalhal reacted with some stinging comments in reply. He refuted a suggestion that there could be a mental […]
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Owls pair in World Cup qualifiers squad
Barry Bannan and Steven Fletcher have both been selected for the Scotland squad as they prepare for their two crucial World Cup qualifiers next month. The Wednesday pair are part of Gordon Strachan’s squad for the home game against Slovakia on October 5 and then the trip to Slovenia on October 8.
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