Match preview: Owls v Morecambe

4 November 2022

Wednesday v Morecambe
Friday 4 November
7:45pm
Emirates FA Cup first round
Hillsborough

THE MATCH

The Owls turn their attention to the Emirates FA Cup this evening with a first round tie against Morecambe at Hillsborough.

The two sides have already met once this season with the Owls running out comfortable 3-0 winners at the Mazuma Stadium back in September.

TEAM NEWS

Wednesday: The Owls have no reported fresh injury concerns.

Michael Ihiekwe is back available having served a one-match suspension.

All loan players are eligible to feature. Reece James, Mark McGuinness and Alex Mighten have been given permission from their parent clubs to represent the Owls in the competition.

Morecambe: Defender Donald Love is back in contention after one-match ban.

The Shrimps are without Ash Hunter and Courtney Duffus for the long-term, while Max Melbourne and Jake Taylor are close to a return but will not be available tonight.

THE GAFFER’S PRESS CONFERENCE AS STREAMED LIVE

CALLUM PATERSON’S PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW

POPPY SHIRT AUCTION

Sheffield Wednesday will show our support for the Armed Forces community, with all players bearing the poppy in Friday’s Emirates FA Cup first round tie with Morecambe.

A minute’s silence and rendition of ‘The Last Post’ will precede kick-off tonight.

The Owls’ match-worn shirts will be made available to purchase in a live auction straight from kick-off, with proceeds going to the Royal British Legion.

CLICK HERE to visit the auction site.

FAN ZONE

The Fan Zone is open as usual for Friday night’s Emirates FA Cup first round tie against Morecambe.

The two bars will be open from 5:00pm to 7:30pm as well as Big Al’s Diner to serve your pre-match food.

MATCHDAY POSTER PROGRAMME

Our skipper Barry Bannan is the cover star of tonight's poster programme for our designated Royal British Legion fixture. Programmes are priced £2.

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OFFICIALS

Referee: Sunny Gill
Assistant referee 1: Ian Smedley
Assistant referee 2: Thomas Harty
Fourth official: Michael Barlow

iFOLLOW

There will be no live coverage of tonight’s game on iFollow due to competition broadcast regulations.

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.

SOCIAL MEDIA

The hashtag for the game is #SHWMOR

Our official Twitter account @swfc will provide a blow-by-blow text update of the game, team line-ups at 6:45pm and all the key news from Hillsborough.

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

Why not also follow us on Facebook and Tik Tok!

Extended match highlights will be posted to our official YouTube channel.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Match Reports

Report: Wednesday 2-0 Morecambe

4 November 2022

Wednesday advanced into the second round of the Emirates FA Cup courtesy of a comfortable 2-0 win over Morecambe at Hillsborough.

The Owls had too much on the night for the Lancashire side, who spent the lion’s share of the tie pinned inside their own half.

A super strike from Josh Windass separated the teams at half time but in truth it could have been more as the Shrimpers were carved open at will.

Alex Mighten, lively throughout, opened his S6 account in the second half to give a scoreline more reflective of the game.

A snapshot on the counter from Dylan Connelly aside, that David Stockdale comfortably gathered, it was Wednesday who dictated the pattern of play from the outset.

They almost made it pay just 12 minutes in when Windass stood up an inviting cross for Michael Smith, whose glancing header whistled the wrong side of the post.

The Owls went closer still following further bouts of pressure. Jack Hunt played a neat give and go on the edge of the box with Will Vaulks and his deflected shot crashed against the outside of the woodwork.

Smith was next to try his luck with another header, this time from a Tyreeq Bakinson cross, with a similar outcome to his earlier effort.

But a goal was in the air and duly arrived on 29 minutes. Windass took possession down the left channel and cut inside to execute an unstoppable curler that nestled in the top corner.

Wednesday, though, had to be on their guard as Morecambe hit straight back from the restart. Jensen Weir motored forward and struck a firm shot from distance that warmed the gloves of Stockdale.

But the cup-tie quickly reverted to type with Wednesday in the driving seat and only a smart Connor Ripley save moments before the break from Mighten kept the score at 1-0.

The theme continued in the second period and Mighten was unfortunate to miss out on a wonder goal.

The Nottingham Forest loanee slalomed his way into the penalty area, evading three defenders, only for a wayward finish to belie the approach.

Moments later Smith forced a flying save from Ripley before Morecambe had their best spell of the game.

A mix-up in the Owls’ backline saw the ball land kindly to substitute Kieran Phillips, whose audacious chip was goal-bound but for a headed clearance from the backtracking Dominic Iorfa.

Weir then unleashed from distance and Stockdale leapt across his goal to tip past the post.

Back came Wednesday and Reece James skied over the bar after intelligent play from Smith and a Mighten effort on the angle flew just wide.

But Mighten would get his reward for a thoroughly impressive performance with a goal that effectively put the match to bed on 65 minutes.

The tricky wideman pounced on a short Ryan Cooney backpass to slide beneath the advancing Ripley and seal Wednesday’s inclusion in the second round draw.

Wednesday: Stockdale, Hunt (Ihiekwe 70), Iorfa, McGuinness, Vaulks, Bakinson, Wilks (Paterson 80), Windass (Dele-Bashiru 70), Mighten, James (Johnson 70), Smith

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