Sheffield Wednesday kick off their 2024/25 Championship campaign with a home game vs Plymouth Argyle on August 11th.
Sheffield Wednesday get underway in the Championship in August, welcoming Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle to Hillsborough for a Sunday kick off.
Danny Rohl and his Owls side have just one more pre-season friendly left before preparations for Plymouth will truly get underway.
Liam Palmer plays in his testimonial match this weekend with Spanish outfit Leganes heading to S6.
With nine new players having arrived at Hillsborough this summer, many are wondering how Rohl will line up going into the new season, and indeed what formation he’ll play.
As he did last season, Rohl has been changing between a back-four and a back-five during this summer’s friendly fixtures, and the German looks set to interchange between the two again next season.
But we might have been given an early indication into how Sheffield Wednesday will line up against Plymouth.
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Last time out, Sheffield Wednesday drew with Werder Bremen in what was their final game of their Austria/Germany pre-season tour.
Rohl fielded two sides once again, in a game that lasted four quarters of 30 minutes.
Speaking on Owls Heaven, journalist Joe Crann suggested that the Sheffield Wednesday team which played the second hour of the game is likely the one that will start against Plymouth Argyle.
Crann said: “From a Wednesday perspective, the second 60 minutes was where we saw Josh Windass and Barry Bannan, that group of players, and I think that probably gave us the best indicator yet of how Wednesday will might set up against Plymouth.”
The Sheffield Wednesday team which finished the game vs Werder Bremen was; James Beadle, Yan Valery, Dominic Iorfa, Akin Famewo, Max Lowe, Barry Bannan, Svante Ingelsson, Jamal Lowe, Olaf Kobacki, Anthony Musaba, and Josh Windass.
What formation will Sheffield Wednesday play against Plymouth Argyle
The above line up suggests that Rohl will don a 4-2-3-1 formation in the opener vs Plymouth.
Beadle obviously in goal, Famewo and Iorfa the centre-backs with Valery on the right and Max Lowe on the left.
Ingelsson and Bannan the two no.6s, with Jamal Lowe, Kobacki, and Musaba the attacking midfield three, though in what order may be up for debate, then Windass as the lone striker.
One thing to consider is whether or not Bernard will be available for selection come the start of the season, as he no doubt starts in Rohl’s strongest Sheffield Wednesday XI.
There’s also a new striker signing to consider, though with the start of the new season so close, if a new striker arrives then he surely starts on the bench until he’s settled in.
That said, the above line up seems like a very attacking one with pace and creativity up and down the flanks, and even down the middle with the likes of Iorfa and Ingelsson being very athletic players.