da winzada777: Sheffield Wednesday return to action this afternoon in the Championship’s early televised kickoff as they host Bristol City at Hillsborough.
da blaze casino: The Owls will be looking to extend their run of good form having not tasted defeat for five straight matches now while Bristol City will want to respond to back-to-back losses.
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Garry Monk’s side could well be spurred on by comments from their opposition’s coach, Jamie McAllister, after he claimed it was the perfect time to be playing them as they could be ‘complacent.’
Last time out, Wednesday moved into playoff contention by thrashing Nottingham Forest 4-0 at the City Ground, so will the 40-year-old tinker his line up at all?
Here’s what we are predicting…
The Robins offer a considerable attacking threat having bagged 34 goals this season with Andreas Weimann and Famara Diedhiou the key threats after combining for 12 goals alone between them.
Monk may want to edge on the side of caution, so a defensive-looking line up seems likely.
The first change comes in defence with Julian Borner replacing skipper Tom Lees, who was substituted off last weekend, it means the defensive duo’s partnership is reignited after only conceding two goals in five matches during October.
Liam Palmer keeps his place despite Moses Odubajo returning from suspension while Keiren Westwood continues on the bench with Cameron Dawson looking to cement that number one spot as his own.
In midfield, the wingers remain the same alongside the main creative outlet of the team, Barry Bannan, but instead of Massimo Luongo, there’s a return for Kieran Lee, who missed the match at Forest as his wife was giving birth.
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A couple of years ago he bagged a late winner against Bristol City as the Owls came from two goals down to secure the three points. Sam Hutchinson will serve the second game of his two-match suspension.
It means hattrick hero Jordan Rhodes keeps his place up front alongside top scorer Steven Fletcher.
And in other news around Hillsborough, this attacking dynamo is surely on borrowed time at the club…