The Owls face the Baggies on Saturday afternoon in their final home game of the 2023/24 season, and at the time of reporting no seats remain available as fans fill up the spots at their Hillsborough home. Supporters, buoyed by the huge 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at the weekend, are maintaining hope that they could retain their place in the Championship for next season, and over 30,000 will be present at the weekend to cheer them on in the penultimate match of the campaign. WBA were given...
It’ll be his first experience of a sold out Hillsborough and with plenty on the line, they’ll welcome play-off hunting West Bromwich Albion to S6 hoping not only to retain their place in the safety zone, but to leapfrog a team or two ahead of them by claiming a vital win. And as the boom of Jeff Beck’s Hi Ho Silver Lining blasts out into the South Yorkshire afternoon, Valentin will drink it in. English football, he said, is a bit special on that front. “I cannot wait to be on the pitch,” said...
Wednesday sold out the three sides of their Hillsborough stadium on Monday afternoon after demand for tickets went through the roof following their big win over Blackburn Rovers at the weekend. The club are hoping to release more tickets, however, as they look into the possibility of opening up the lower tier of the Leppings Lane end to home supporters, and say that an update will be provided ‘in due course’. A statement from the club read, “The Owls’ clash with West Brom on Saturday at...
Sheffield Wednesday's relegation rivals Plymouth Argyle are hopeful of receiving an injury boost ahead of this weekend's clash with Millwall. It's a game that Plymouth need to win in order to bolster their chances of avoiding relegation on the final day of the Championship campaign. The Devon-based outfit are currently 20th, one place and one point better off than Danny Rohl's Wednesday, and two points above the dreaded drop zone. As such, they need all hands on deck this weekend at The Den and...
Today, (Thursday) the domestic Grand Slam victors confirmed their participation in next season's Champions Hockey League. Steelers' decision to take part will be a boost to their plans to re-employ some of their top players. It appears Kevin Tansey has already re-signed, while Matt Greenfield, Patrick Watling and Mitchell Balmas will be on their most-wanted list. The South Yorkshire club has only performed in the CHL twice before, in seasons 2015-16 and 2016-17. They have won once in it so far,...
"Looks like I’ll have to try again Sunday!"
Birmingham City boss Gary Rowett has high hopes of being able to call on veteran striker Lukas Jutkiewicz this weekend. The Blues, who dropped back into the relegation zone last weekend after Sheffield Wednesday's win over Blackburn Rovers, take on Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon in what can only be described as a do or die encounter for both teams. Birmingham are 22nd, a point behind the Owls, while Huddersfield are 23rd and three points adrift of safety. As such, both clubs know...
The Owls jumped out of the relegation zone for the first time since August with the win, Josh Windass’ stunning opener cancelled out by Sammie Szmodics’ leveller before a Marvin Johnson effort and a calamity Aynsley Pears own goal earned Danny Röhl’s side a fourth away win in six Championship matches. The defeat reduced Rovers’ gap on the bottom three to three points with two matches to go. And in a defiant press engagement after the match, their manager said: “First half we were well in the...
Liam Palmer send the home supporters into delirium with his second half strike that saw the Owls climb out of the Championship relegation zone, however the joy was shortlived as Luke Cundle equaliser just eight minutes later in front of a hefty travelling support. It leaves Danny Röhl’s side with lots of work to do in the final three games of the season as they look to defy the odds and beat the drop, and with just one more home game remaining Wednesdayites are holding out hope of a great...
The promotion-chasing Baggies head to Hillsborough on Saturday knowing a win will all but secure a place in the top six barring an unthinkable goal difference swing in favour of Hull City. Their hosts will have designs on picking up three points themselves of course having climbed out of the bottom three last weekend, sitting one point clear of the drop zone. A whopping 25 points and 16 league positions separate the two sides, who are battling to achieve very different aspirations heading into...
As the bus wound down towards the stadium, the crowds got denser. Wednesday were due to play the might of Manchester United - but flashes of red were sparse. It was a moment several members of that iconic squad and its coaching staff regale as instrumental in their historic 1-0 win - the sheer numbers lining the streets making them relax a touch, as if the Wembley date was a home fixture. Perhaps just a little ironic it was, then, that on the 33rd anniversary of John Sheridan’s ‘dink’ winner at...
The talismanic midfield man has been a huge part of Wednesday’s slog to climb out of the Championship relegation zone, and his relationship with the Owls fanbase is clear for everyone to see every time they chant his name from the stands. On Sunday there were thousands of them that did just that at Ewood Park as Danny Röhl’s side ran out as 3-1 winners to move up to 21st, and ‘Baz’ spoke afterwards about how much it meant to claim all three points. “It was a massive day for me personally,” he...