Match preview: Derby v Wednesday

2 December 2022

Derby v Wednesday

Saturday 3 December
12:30pm
League One
Pride Park

THE MATCH

We make the trip to Derby for the early kick-off at Pride Park on Saturday.

It’s a meeting of two sides expected to be in the League One promotion mix come the end of the season.

For the Owls, our league form has been outstanding with just one defeat from our previous 10 outings.

Darren Moore’s side have cut the gap in third position to just one point off the automatic promotion spots and three from leaders Plymouth.

The Rams are on a positive run too, without a League One loss since late October in a tough trip to Ipswich.

In terms of league standings, Paul Warne’s side are eighth, one point away from the play-off spots.

TEAM NEWS

Wednesday: Michael Ihiekwe and Lee Gregory look set to be sidelined at Pride Park after sustaining impact injuries last weekend.

George Byers is making good progress but will not be available for the Rams clash.

Akin Famewo (muscle) is rapidly closing in on a return to action. The defender has been out since our 1-0 win over MK Dons in August.

Josh Windass sat out last weekend’s cup clash with Mansfield and could come back into contention.

Derby: Defender James Chester (calf) will miss Saturday’s game.

Skipper Curtis Davies (knee), Haydon Roberts (hamstring) and ex-Owl Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (hamstring) are in contention after returning from injury.

Former Owl Joe Wildsmith will line up between the sticks for the Rams.

MANAGER'S PRE-MATCH MEDIA AS STREAMED LIVE

INSIDE TRAINING

OFFICIALS

Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistant referee 1: Daniel Leach
Assistant referee 2: Matthew Smith
Fourth official: Benjamin Speedie

iFOLLOW

Extended iFollow coverage of the Owls resumes on Saturday as we travel to Derby in League One.

Live streams of the Pride Park clash, which is sold out to visiting supporters, are on sale now HERE in the UK and overseas.

The increased availability is due to the Saturday afternoon closed window (UEFA Article 48) not applying during the World Cup in Qatar.

SOCIAL MEDIA

The hashtag for the game is #DERSHW

Our official Twitter account @swfc will provide a blow-by-blow text update of the game, team news at 11:30am and all the key news from Pride Park.

Our official Instagram @swfcofficial will also keep you up to date on the latest events, with content uploaded to the story throughout the matchday.

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LAST FIVE MEETINGS

SUPPORTER CONDUCT

Following isolated anti-social behaviour incidents this season, we are reinforcing the importance of all supporters staying within EFL Ground Regulations, which can be found HERE.

Under the banner of ‘Love Football. Protect The Game’ the FA, Premier League and EFL have together introduced new measures and stronger sanctions across the game to tackle the increased anti-social and criminal behaviours recently seen within football grounds. Find out more HERE.

Match Reports

Report: Derby 0-0 Wednesday

3 December 2022

These two League One heavyweights have battled out some memorable head-to-heads down the years – alas this was not one as Derby and Wednesday posted a goalless draw.

The point for the Owls, though, is another step in the right direction, particularly following the favourable results on Friday night.

They had to grind this one out on a bitter Pride Park afternoon, where talking points were few.

Indeed, a low key first half passed almost entirely without incident. David Stockdale had his hands warmed by a David McGoldrick long ranger but that aside, Derby failed to trouble the Owls’ backline.

The reverse was true at the other end in fairness, where ex-Wednesday keeper Joe Wildsmith remained a virtual spectator.

Play was scrappy, with no real fluency from either side through the thirds.

The second half needed an uplift to warm the hands of freezing fans as temperatures plummeted in the Midlands.

And there was more zip to the game after the restart, with the Rams pushing for ascendancy in front of a vocal home crowd.

Darren Moore changed his front two on the hour in a bid to make the ball stick in the final third and the pendulum did nudge more towards the visitors.

On 64 minutes, the Owls came close to a breakthrough. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru showed skill and determination to swivel his marker in the box and shoot but Wildsmith was equal to the low drive.

The closing stages were played out in similar fashion to most of the game, with neither side able to take any consistent authority, leading to a stalemate that was probably the right result.

Wednesday: Stockdale, Palmer, Iorfa, McGuinness, James, Vaulks, Dele-Bashiru, Bannan, Johnson, Mighten (Paterson 59), Smith (Wilks 59)

Match Reports

Ticket News

Derby allocation sold out

17 November 2022

Tickets for our trip to Derby on Saturday 3 December have now sold out.

Our allocation of 2,681 tickets has been snapped up for the 12:30pm kick-off at Pride Park.

Supporters can request a place on the reserve list in the event of any late ticket returns.

Please email: ticketenquiries@swfc.co.uk with an ID number, Ticket Priority Points total and daytime contact number.

For fans unable to make the game in the Midlands, a live stream will be available in the UK via our iFollow broadcast service, which is extended over the festive period due to World Cup 2022.

Full details are HERE