Month: March 2021
Palmer ‘sits out’ Scotland’s opening World Cup qualifier
Liam Palmer was an unused substitute in Scotland’s 2-2 draw with Austria in their opening World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park this evening. Palmer and the Scotland squad now travel to play Israel for a second group game on Sunday before returning to Hampden to play the Faroe Islands in a third qualifier three days […]
Read MoreMoore praises squad after collecting his first win as boss
Darren Moore was full of praise for his players after seeing them record a first win for him as Wednesday manager in the 2-1 victory at Barnsley. Speaking after a hard-earned three points against the in-form Reds, Moore said: “I’m really pleased for everybody at the football club to get three much needed points today. […]
Read MoreTwo-goal Rhodes keeps Wednesday survival hopes alive
Wednesday turned the formbook upside down and kept our faint hopes of Championship survival alive as Jordan Rhodes bagged a brace in a 2-1 win at Barnsley today. We went into the derby clash with just one point from our previous eight games while Barnsley had taken 28 out of their last 30 points played […]
Read MoreOwls at Barnsley
Wildsmith, Palmer, Lees, Börner, Urhoghide, Pelupessy, Bannan, Reach, Windass, Paterson, Rhodes. Subs: Jackson, Brennan, Galvin, Penney, Hunt, Brown, Green, Harris, Kachunga.
Read MoreWednesday wait on Hutchinson ahead of Barnsley clash
Wednesday wait on the fitness of Sam Hutchinson ahead of tomorrow’s South Yorkshire derby with in-form Barnsley at Oakwell. Hutchinson suffered a muscular injury in the midweek draw with Huddersfield and boss Darren Moore says “It will be an 11th hour decision with him”. Wednesday go into the clash needing a near miracle to survive […]
Read MoreWe face a tough 10 games says boss
Darren Moore acknowledged the tough task Wednesday face to avoid relegation after our 1-1 draw with Huddersfield this evening. With Wednesday now nine points from safety and only 10 games to play, Moore said: “It’s going to be a tough 10 games. We knew the size of the task before coming in here. “The points […]
Read MoreRelegation looms after Wednesday held to draw
Wednesday’s relegation now looks a near certainty after we once again lost points from a winning position in a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield at Hillsborough tonight. With Birmingham’s 2-1 victory over Reading, we are now nine points from safety with just 10 games to play and, realistically, would need to win seven of those matches […]
Read MoreOwls v Huddersfield
Westwood, Palmer, Lees, Hutchinson, Borner, Harris, Bannan, Pelupessy, Reach, Rhodes, Windass. Subs. Wildsmith, Urhoghide, Penney, Green, Hunt, Marriott, Kachunga, Shaw, Paterson.
Read MoreAnother ‘must-win’ … but games are running out
Defeats for fellow strugglers Rotherham and Coventry last night kept alive Wednesday’s slim hopes of avoiding relegation from the Championship … but we need to start winning games again and beginning with tonight’s Hillsborough clash with Huddersfield. Seven successive defeats, three of them under new boss Darren Moore, sees us still seven points from safety […]
Read MoreMoore: We need that all-important win
Darren Moore took the positives from Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to league leaders Norwich at Hillsborough today, a seventh defeat in a row which sees us another step closer to relegation from the Championship. Moore, still searching for a first point after three games in charge at S6, saw Wednesday produce a decent first 45 minutes […]
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