Match preview: FGR v Wednesday

25 March 2023

Forest Green v Wednesday
Sunday 26 March
1:00pm
League One
The New Lawn

THE MATCH

It’s another fixture in front of the Sky Sports cameras as Wednesday head to League One strugglers Forest Green Rovers.

The Owls will be aiming to respond after a rare defeat for Darren Moore’s side in the third tier.

Wednesday went down 4-2 in a pulsating South Yorkshire derby at Barnsley – the club’s first defeat in almost six months.

The squad have regrouped at Middlewood Road and are ready to go again on Sunday lunchtime at The New Lawn.

For Forest Green, it’s been an extremely difficult campaign in League One following their League Two title-winning season in 2021/22.

Now 13 points adrift of safety, rooted to the bottom of the table and 16 without a win, relegation seems difficult to avoid.

But manager Duncan Ferguson will be looking for a strong as possible climax to the season from his troops and a performance in the midday televised clash against Wednesday.

TEAM NEWS

Wednesday: The Owls have no fresh injury concerns following the clash with Barnsley in midweek.

George Byers (muscle) and Josh Windass (ankle) will miss out, while Mallik Wilks could return to the squad.

Wednesday will have one final training session at Middlewood Road on Saturday before departing for Gloucestershire and should Wilks come through that unscathed, the forward will be in the matchday squad.

Callum Paterson continues to make good progress and is edging closer though will not be involved on Sunday.

Forest Green: Corey O'Keeffe will serve the first of a two-match ban after picking up his 10th yellow card of the season against Plymouth last week.

Olly Casey will serve the final game of his three-match suspension following a recent red card at Accrington.

Ben Stevenson (knee) is ruled out.

Tyler Onyango, Charlie McCann, Jahmari Clarke and Baily Cargill are all likely to be sidelined until the end of the season.

TICKET NEWS

Tickets for this fixture have sold out to visiting supporters.

We received 1,224 tickets for The New Lawn clash.

OFFICIALS

Referee – David Rock
Assistant Referee – Samuel Ogles
Assistant Referee – Joseph Stokes
Fourth Official – Thomas Kirk

iFOLLOW

The game will be live on Sky Sports and due to broadcast regulations, there will be no iFollow stream of this fixture.

Match commentary is in association with BBC Radio Sheffield and audio match passes are available HERE priced £2.50.

SOCIAL MEDIA

The hashtag for the game is #FGRSHW

Our official Twitter account @swfc will provide a blow-by-blow text update of the game, team news at 12:00pm and all the key updates from Gloucestershire.

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PREVIOUS MEETING

27 Aug 2022 | Owls 5-0 Forest Green | League One

SUPPORTER CONDUCT

Following 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, discriminatory and criminal behaviours seen within football grounds.

Find out more HERE.

INCLUSIVITY WITH WEDNESDAY

Sheffield Wednesday are committed to fostering a fully inclusive matchday environment for all supporters, home and away. We subscribe absolutely to the EFL Code of Practice for Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination.

Find out more HERE.

Match Reports

Report | Forest Green 1-0 Wednesday

26 March 2023

The Owls slipped to a 1-0 defeat at relegation-threatened Forest Green Rovers following an under-par performance at the New Lawn.

Jordon Garrick’s goal decided a game in which Wednesday never really got going and despite having the majority of possession couldn’t make it count.

Indeed, the Owls dominated from the first whistle but might have been behind from Rovers’ first attack.

Marvin Johnson and Michael Smith had half chances before Cameron Dawson – making his 100^th SWFC appearance – atoned for a loose pass pounced upon by Kyle McAllister to thwart Charlie Savage from close range.

The contest reverted to type, with Wednesday having all of the ball and the hosts relying on the counter – which they maximised on 35 minutes.

Dom Bernard motored into space down the right and crossed low for Garrick to slot home at the near post.

The remainder of the first half offered little in terms of incident nor real openings and the Owls were in need of a boost after the break.

Rovers had other ideas, though, and Dawson came to the rescue, getting the merest of touches to divert a McAllister effort after the midfielder slalomed across the 18-yard line.

Wednesday made a double change on the hour, introducing Will Vaulks and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and they did pick up the pace.

Lee Gregory had a goal-bound stab deflected wide, Liam Palmer forced a decent save from Ross Doohan and Will Vaulks saw a low drive whistle past the post.

But with Forest Green pinned in their own half and defending deep, that was about as good as it got for the Owls, who must pick themselves up for a second quickfire visit to Gloucestershire against Cheltenham in midweek.

Wednesday: Dawson, Palmer, Iorfa (Hunt 46), Flint, James (Famewo 80), Bakinson (Dele-Bashiru 64), Adeniran (Vaulks 64), Bannan, Johnson, Smith, Gregory

Match Reports

Ticket News

Ticket details: Forest Green v Wednesday

14 March 2023

The Owls travel to Forest Green Rovers on Sunday 26 March (1.00pm) in Sky Bet League One and ticket details have been confirmed.

We have received the full allocation of 1,224 for this all-ticket fixture.

Uncovered standing

Adults: £19
65 & over: £15
Under 21: £10
Under 16: £7
Under 11: £0

Covered standing

Adults: £21
65 & over: £17
Under 21: £11
Under 16: £7
Under 11: £0

Covered seating

Adults: £23
65 & over: £18
Under 21: £14
Under 16: £8
Under 11: £0

Under 11 tickets are free of charge but are only available with an adult ticket in the same transaction. These are available in the Ticket Office or by telephone only.

Inter City Owl – will depart at 7:30am from Hillsborough and Flat Street; adults £42 and children £41.

Tickets sale details:

Wednesday 15 March (9:00am): Season Ticket holders with 1080 or more TPP

Wednesday 15 March (2:00pm): Season Ticket holders with 1030 or more TPP

Thursday 16 March (9:00am): Season Ticket holders with 980 or more TPP

Thursday 16 March (2:00pm): Season Ticket holders with 930 or more TPP

Friday 17 March (9:00am): Season Ticket holders with 880 or more TPP

Friday 17 March (2:00pm): Season Ticket holders with 830 or more TPP

Monday 20 March (9:00am): Season Ticket holders with 780 or more TPP

Monday 20 March (2:00pm): Season Ticket holders with 730 or more TPP

Tuesday 21 March (9:00am): Season Ticket holders with 680 or more TPP

Tuesday 21 March (2:00pm): Season Ticket holders with 630 or more TPP

Wednesday 22 March (9:00am): Season Ticket holders with 580 or more TPP

Wednesday 22 March (2:00pm): Season Ticket holders with 530 or more TPP

Thursday 23 March (9:00am): Season Ticket holders with 460 or more TPP

Thursday 23 March (2:00pm): Season Ticket holders

Friday 24 March (9:00am): Members and Owls Foundation Members

Friday 24 March (2:00pm): General sale

Sale dates are subject to availability.

Online Priority Point sale periods - When we enter a new sale period where fewer Ticket Priority Points are required, supporters with tickets stored in their online basket from the previous phase of sale will have those removed.

Tickets can be purchased at the Ticket Office, Online Shop or by telephone on 03700 201867 (option 1 - £2 booking fee per ticket)

Supporters who attend this game and purchase in advance will receive 10 Ticket Priority Points.

Please note that for certain away games, including this fixture, fans can choose the row and seat numbers when booking online. We are unable to group bookings from different sale phases together.

Supporters must log in before purchase and note that the game will only show as available to buy with the relevant amount of Ticket Priority Points. This can be found under the personal details tab.