Match preview: Owls v Burton

28 October 2022

Wednesday v Burton Albion

Saturday 29 October
3:00pm
League One
Hillsborough

THE MATCH

We round off October with a clash against League One early season strugglers Burton.

The Owls will be in hunt of a return to winning ways after successive 1-1 draws with Lincoln and Bristol Rovers.

Our visitors this weekend are second bottom in the division with 12 points from 16 outings.

The Brewers were seemingly on course for a vital three points in midweek away at Bolton but conceded twice in the final three minutes to lose 2-1.

Wednesday and Burton have already met at Hillsborough this season in the Papa Johns Trophy, where Dino Maamria’s side picked up a 3-2 win in Group H.

TEAM NEWS

Wednesday: Ben Heneghan will require surgery after picking up a serious knee injury earlier this month at Lincoln.

In a tough blow for the Owls and the towering defender, Heneghan looks set to miss the rest of the season.

Reece James is back in training and pushing for a return to the matchday squad.

Akin Famewo is set for a reintroduction to first team training next week after a long injury lay-off.

Dennis Adeniran is still several weeks away from his comeback.

Burton: Captain John Brayford is a major injury doubt.

The former Sheffield United man has a calf problem that could rule him out, while Everton loanee Tyler Onyango will be assessed with a toe injury.

MANAGER'S PRE-MATCH MEDIA AS STREAMED LIVE

GEORGE BYERS’ PRE-MATCH MEDIA

OFFICIALS

Referee: David Rock
Assistant referee 1: Stephen Wade
Assistant referee 2: Richard Wigglesworth
Fourth official: Graeme Fyvie

iFOLLOW

Live match commentary will be provided by iFollow, while the game will also be streamed live overseas.

Audio match passes in the UK are available HERE.

TICKET DETAILS

The Owls welcome Burton to Hillsborough on Saturday in the second of three consecutive home games.

The Ticket Office and Owls Megastore will open from 9:00am through to kick-off and then for 45 minutes after the final whistle.

CLICK HERE for more details.

FAN ZONE

The Fan Zone is open as usual as we host Burton Albion tomorrow.

Both bars will be serving drinks from 12 noon until 2:45pm and then for an hour after the game.

BUCKET COLLECTION

The charity Roundabout will be hosting a bucket collection around Hillsborough on Saturday. The organisation aids young homeless people in South Yorkshire by helping to develop their independence, as well as helping with their employment, education and health.

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 #SHWBUR

Our official Twitter account @swfc will provide a blow-by-blow text update of the game, team line-ups at 2:00pm 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.

LAST FIVE MEETINGS

Match Reports

Report: Wednesday 4-2 Burton

29 October 2022

Goals from Barry Bannan, Michael Smith, Mallik Wilks and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru gave Wednesday a comfortable 4-2 win over struggling Burton at Hillsborough.

The Owls simply had too much for the relegation-threatened Midlanders, who wilted under the continual pressure from Darren Moore’s men.

Once the first goal went in, the result was never in doubt as Wednesday turned up the heat on the top two.

Ex-Owl Sam Winnall and Tom Hamer did pull back late consolations and substitute Lee Gregory missed a penalty but overall the scoreline hardly reflected the story of the contest.

A low-key opening made way for an explosive five minutes that provided the platform for victory.

The first goal, on 21 minutes, came from a moment of Bannan magic that illuminated a dusky S6 afternoon.

Brewers keeper Ben Garratt pushed out a long range effort from Tyreeq Bakinson and the last player the visitors would have wished to see the rebound land was Bannan.

Little seemed on for the skipper inside the area on the angle but a shimmy and delightful curled shot into the top corner sent the Owls into the lead.

And on 26 minutes, one became two. Bannan’s hit struck the hand of Sam Hughes, the referee pointed to the spot and Smith stepped up to smash the penalty home.

Burton were made to feed on scraps as Wednesday dictated the tempo. Time and again the hosts poured forward, with the feeling that one more goal would put the game to bed.

It duly arrived on 52 minutes. A slick move involving Callum Paterson, Smith and Bannan ended with Wilks bending a beauty from distance out of Garratt’s reach.

It could have been worse for the overrun Brewers too, as first Smith and then Paterson had shots cleared off the line.

Paterson went close again, this time seeing a looped header strike the crossbar, before Wednesday made it 4-0 on 70 minutes.

Paterson and Wilks combined to feed Dele-Bashiru 20 yards out and the side-foot finish into the bottom corner was sublime.

The only blot on the Owls’ copybook were the two late goals conceded and Gregory’s penalty miss.

On 71 minutes Joe Powell motored down the right and his inviting cross into the mix was headed in by ex-Owl Winnall.

But Wednesday went straight up the other end and won a second spot-kick after Paterson was upended by Calum Butcher.

Gregory’s strike was true but cannoned back into play off the woodwork and Burton promptly reduced the deficit to 4-2 with eight minutes to go.

Another former Owl, Deji Oshilaja, swung over a dangerous cross from the left and Hamer glanced a header high into the roof of the net.

But it was too little too late for Burton, who headed back down the M1 rooted in the bottom three while Wednesday strengthened their hold at the top end of the table.

Wednesday: Stockdale, Palmer, Iorfa, McGuinness, Bannan (Byers 67), Dele-Bashiru (Vaulks 87), Bakinson, Johnson, Paterson, Wilks (Hunt 87), Smith (Gregory 67)

Match Reports

Ticket News

Ticket details: Owls v Burton Albion

12 October 2022

Owls v Burton Albion
Saturday 29 October 2022 – (3.00pm)
Sky Bet League One

Tickets for this Category B fixture start from £21 for Adult Owls Members and £5 for Under 11 Members on the Kop.

Tickets are now on general sale.

Tickets are available to purchase at the Ticket Office, by telephone on 03700 20 1867 (Option 1 - £2 booking fee per ticket) or online HERE.

Kop	Members	Non Members
Adults	£21	£24
Seniors/Under 21s	£11	£14
Students & Armed Forces	£11	£24
Junior U17s	£10	£15
Junior U11s	£5	£10
Junior U5s (advance sale only)	£5	£5
North/Grandstand	Members	Non Members
Adults	£24	£27
Seniors/Under 21s	£14	£17
Students & Armed Forces	£15	£27
Junior U17s	£10	£15
Junior U11s	£5	£10
Junior U5s (advance sale only)	£5	£5
South	Members	Non Members
Adults	£27	£30
Senior/Under 21s	£17	£20
Students & Armed Forces	£17	£30
Junior U17s	£10	£15
Junior U11s	£5	£10
Junior U5s (advance sale only)	£5	£5