Sheffield Wednesday welcome current league leaders West Brom to Hillsborough on Saturday lunchtime, for a game in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
Sheffield Wednesday vs West Brom is one of three games kicking off at 12:30pm on Saturday afternoon in the Championship.
And it’s a clash between two teams at opposite ends of the Championship table; West Brom are in 1st and unbeaten so far, whereas Wednesday are in 21st and winless since the opening day of the season.
Last time out, Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 with Luton Town in a game that would’ve frustrated Danny Rohl, who watched his side take the lead, only to go down to ten men in controversial circumstances.
When these two teams met at Hillsborough last season, Sheffield Wednesday won 3-0 on what was a memorable day for fans, and a crucial game in the final run-in.
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Sheffield Wednesday team and injury news v West Brom
Sheffield Wednesday have a few key absentees for this weekend, with Di’Shon Bernard suspended following his red card v Luton Town.
Speaking to the press on Thursday, Rohl revealed that the club appealed the red card, but that they were unsuccessful in doing so.
Elsewhere, Rohl revealed that Dominic Iorfa could return to action after missing the last five games with a muscle injury.
Goalkeeper Ben Hamer is also on the mend but will feature for the U21s before competing for a spot in the match day squad, whilst Nathanial Chalobah remains sidelined for a while longer yet.
Sheffield Wednesday predicted XI v West Brom
Sheffield Wednesday have certainly looked much better in their last two outings, despite having taken just one point from both games.
Rohl has been playing a back-five and so expect him to keep the same shape, despite numbers being light at centre-back.
Gabriel Otegbayo could be given a rare chance, likely from the bench though, with Liam Palmer, Akin Famewo, and Michael Ihiekwe no doubt the starting centre-backs.
Expect Barry Bannan and Shea Charles to keep their partnership in the midfield, but expect Ike Ugbo to return to the XI after starting on the bench v Luton Town, in place of Michael Smith.
Josh Windass has been in poor form of late and may be lucky to keep his starting spot for this one, though who Rohl might replace him with remains to be seen.
Here’s how we think Sheffield Wednesday could line up v West Brom on Saturday…
Beadle (GK)
Johnson
Famewo
Ihiekwe
Palmer
Valery
Bannan
Charles
Kobacki
Musaba
Ugbo