Month: January 2021
Thompson: We showed a lot of character today
Neil Thompson was pleased with the response of the Wednesday players in today’s win over Preston following the disappointment of the midweek reverse away to Coventry. The stand-in boss said after the 1-0 victory: “We knew it was going to be a tough game against a good Preston team. It was good to see it […]
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Rare Palmer strike sees Wednesday earn valuable victory
Liam Palmer’s first Wednesday goal for 10 years saw us to a much-needed 1-0 win over Preston at Hillsborough this afternoon. It was also a fourth successive Championship home victory, leaving us still in 23rd place but now only four points from the safety zone. Bottom club Wycombe trail us by seven points, with a […]
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Owls v Preston
Westwood, Palmer, Lees, Urhoghide, Penney, Hutchinson, Pelupessy, Bannan, Reach, Kachunga, Paterson. Subs. Wildsmith, Borner, Dele-Bashiru, Luongo, Green, Harris, Marriott. Windass, Rhodes.
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Home form looks crucial as survival battle gets tougher
Tomorrow’s home clash with Preston becomes an almost ‘must-win’ game for Wednesday … even though we have nearly half of our Championship fixtures still to play. The lacklustre defeat away to Coventry in midweek sees us still six points from safety in 23rd place in the table and, with five of our eight games in […]
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Thompson’s verdict after first league defeat as stand-in boss
Caretaker boss Neil Thompson pointed to problems at both ends of the pitch after Wednesday’s poor display away to Coventry this evening. Speaking after the 2-0 defeat, Thompson commented: “I said at half-time it was going to be the team who made the least mistakes that won it and we just made one or two […]
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Wednesday slump to disappointing two-goal defeat
Our recent mini-revival was washed away in the rain of St Andrews as Wednesday slumped to a hugely disappointing 2-0 defeat to Coventry this evening. Fielding what, on paper at least, was a strong-looking starting line-up, we managed just one shot on target in the entire 90 minutes against a very average Coventry side and […]
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Owls away to Coventry
Westwood, Palmer, Lees, Borner, Penney, Hutchinson, Pelupessy, Bannan, Reach, Green, Windass. Subs. Wildsmith, Brennan, Urhoghide, Dele-Bashiru, Luongo, Brown, Harris, Marriott. Paterson.
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Hutchinson in contention for ‘another six-pointer’ clash
Sam Hutchinson could be back in the Wednesday squad for this evening’s important clash away to Coventry. Hutchinson, who returned to Hillsborough this week after leaving the club in the summer, has been in full training and caretaker boss Neil Thompson may be tempted to pitch him straight into competitive action, either from the start […]
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New date for home game against Wycombe
Our postponed home game with Wycombe Wanderers has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9, kick off 7pm. The original match was called off last month as a result of Covid-19.
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Hutchinson back at Hillsborough on free transfer
Sam Hutchinson has rejoined Wednesday after leaving the club last summer. Midfielder Hutchinson, 31, had been at Hillsborough for six years but left when his contract ran out and he joined Pafos FC in Cyprus. However, after much speculation, he has returned to S6 on a free transfer. Hutchinson will wear shirt number 6 and […]
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