Sheffield Wednesday host Coventry City in the FA Cup fourth round tonight.
Sheffield Wednesday welcome Championship rivals Coventry City to Hillsborough tonight; the second-successive week that the Sky Blues have visited the Owls.
Last weekend, Coventry earned all three points in a hard-fought 2-1 win.
Danny Rohl now finds his side in 23rd place of the Championship table and five points adrift after back-to-back defeats in the league; Mark Robins’ Coventry are unbeaten in 13 in the league.
Tonight’s game will be a welcome break from league duties for the Owls who have the chance to build some momentum after thumping Cardiff City 4-0 in the FA Cup third round at the start of the month.
Sheffield Wednesday team news ahead of Coventry City
The main bit of team news ahead of tonight’s game is that goalkeeper Cameron Dawson has been ruled out with a hand injury; with James Beadle cup tied, teenager Pierce Charles is set to make his debut.
Elsewhere, young defender Sam Reed is being tipped to feature tonight, likely off the bench.
The likes of Dominic Iorfa and Juan Delgado remain longer-term absentees for the Owls.
How will Danny Rohl line up tonight?
Rohl surprised everyone by naming a very strong XI against Cardiff in the third round, and after successive defeats in the league, expect another strong XI here.
Charles will be in goal and he could be backed by an unchanged defensive line; Akin Famewo could start after spending some time on the bench in recent weeks, potentially giving Marvin Johnson a rest.
Elsewhere, Momo Diaby could be poised for another start as he works his way back from injury, and there could be a first start for Ike Ugbo too; Bailey Cadamarteri started on the bench vs Coventry last weekend and so it’ll be interesting to see if Rohl starts both tonight.
Here’s how we think Sheffield Wednesday will line up against Coventry City this evening…
Charles (GK)
Famewo
Ihiekwe
Bernard
Valentin
Diaby
Byers
Gassama
Bannan
Musaba
Ugbo