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...
And they’ll likely have talismanic midfielder Barry Bannan involved despite a substitution late on in a win over West Bromwich Albion that sparked fan fears of a possible injury. The Owls skipper left the field in the 77th minute of the Baggies win - he was replaced by Momo Diaby - in what was his 44th appearance of the campaign. Bannan produced a leader’s performance on the day, contributing in both directions as Wednesday took a giant leap towards safety. A point at Sunderland next weekend...
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...
One football pundit has been speaking about Sheffield Wednesday and the impact of one of their key man following a huge win on Sunday. The Owls picked up a statement win over relegation rivals Blackburn Rovers, winning 3-1 at Ewood Park to climb out of the bottom three. Danny Rohl’s men now have a palpable chance of survival even if they have a lot of work still to do with two games remaining. Josh Windass kicked off the scoring in Lancashire, continuing his impact following his return from...
The 23-year-old got the ball rolling for the Owls at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, scoring the opening goal at S6 on the way to securing a hugely important 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion. He was also involved in the second and third goals, too. There were some great scenes from the young Dutchman as he celebrated with supporters at S6 – though the removal of his shirt did get him booked – and he spoke of how he feels they ‘deserve’ that sort of relationship. Speaking to The Star he...
The Owls battered promotion-chasing West Brom to earn their second win on the spin and stretch their end-of-season unbeaten run to five. They leapfrogged Plymouth Argyle into 20th place and with results elsewhere in the survival scrap going their way, it means a draw at Sunderland next weekend will secure second tier status from the depths of a 12-point deficit in November. Goals from Anthony Musaba, Ike Ugbo and Josh Windass did the business on an afternoon that they shut the Baggies down...
There was a point a few months ago when Johnson was off the radar at Hillsborough completely, left unregistered by Xisco and seemingly on the way out – that all changed when Danny Röhl took over. The 33-year-old has missed just three Championship fixtures since being brought back into the fold, two of which came earlier this month, and it was his goal on Sunday afternoon that set Wednesday on course to the victory at Blackburn Rovers that saw them finally climb out of the bottom three. Barry...
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...
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 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...
Windass scored the match-sealing third goal in a Baggies rout that put the Owls to within one point of safety heading into the final clash of the campaign this weekend at Sunderland. In the moments afterwards he lifted his shirt high above his head and appeared to kiss the Wednesday badge, before taking his time applauding supporters post-match in what could stand to serve as his final home appearance as an Owls player. The former Rangers attacker has been with Wednesday for four-and-a-half...