Sheffield Wednesday host Leeds United in a Yorkshire derby in the Championship.
Victory would see Sheffield Wednesday go fourth in the table, whilst Leeds likewise can go fourth with a win ahead of Saturday’s action.
Team News
Sheffield Wednesday have no fresh injury issues after their 4-0 loss at Sunderland last weekend.
Ben Hamer (hand), Nathaniel Chalobah and Akin Famewo (both unspecified) remain sidelined.
Leeds could be without defender, Maximilian Wober due to a minor calf injury.
When is Kick-Off?
Sheffield Wednesday host Leeds at Hillsborough on Friday 23 August at 8pm BST, live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Sheffield Wednesday have won one of their last six meetings against Leeds (W1, D3, L2).
- Leeds have lost one of their last five visits to Sheffield Wednesday (W2, D2, L1).
- Both teams have scored in just one of their last five clashes at Hillsborough.
- Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last five home matches (W2, D3).
- Leeds are looking to avoid a second consecutive season with no wins in their opening three matches.
Prediction
After two contrastable 4-0 results in their opening two league matches, Sheffield Wednesday certainly need to deliver a response to their defensive mess at Sunderland where their tactics simply backfired.
Leeds meanwhile will be glad to have kept a clean sheet at West Brom in a game which was evenly matched, yet lacked much quality so more improvement is needed if they’re to get a first win of the season.
Danny Rohl’s Owls though will be keen to produce a reaction at home and if they can sort out their tactics, they certainly can trouble Leeds who are certainly missing some quality players who left this summer.
A draw therefore might feel like a fair outcome if both teams can bounce back from last weekend.
Prediction: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Leeds
Result: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Leeds