It’s Wednesday v Oxford this Saturday at Hillsborough as Darren Moore’s Owls look to build on the impressive midweek win at Wigan.
It was a welcome return to winning ways for Wednesday at the DW Stadium after going four games without victory.
Our form on home soil has been strong at the start of the campaign with two wins and one draw in League One action.
And Wednesday will be out to extend the unbeaten S6 start against an Oxford side who sit eighth in the table after 10 games.
The midweek round of fixtures also saw Oxford end a four-game winless run as Karl Robinson’s side picked up an emphatic 5-1 home win over Accrington.
MATCH DETAILS
Date: Saturday 2 October
Kick-off: 3.00pm
League One
Hillsborough
OFFICIALS
Referee - Andy Haines
Assistant Referee - Conor Brown
Assistant Referee - Graeme Fyvie
Fourth Official - Paul Stonier
TICKET SALES
The Ticket Office will open at 9.00am until kick-off for match tickets.
Supporters will be able to purchase tickets online until 1.00pm.
PRE-PAID TICKET COLLECTION
Supporters who purchase match tickets to collect from the ticket office, as opposed to printing at home, can do so from the Ticket Office until 1.15pm on Saturday.
Thereafter, all North Stand/Kop ticket holders go to Gate 18 (next to the Megastore) and South Stand/Grandstand holders collect your tickets from the South Stand ticket office (South Stand Car Park).
CASH TURNSTILES
There will be one cash turnstile on each stand for supporters to pay on the day.
North Stand – Turnstile 83 | Kop Stand – Turnstile 61 | South Stand – Turnstile 36 | Grandstand – Turnstile 101 | West Stand, Oxford supporters - Turnstile 20
LIVE BROADCAST
Live match commentary will be provided by iFollow with Rob O’Neill and John Pearson, while the game will be streamed live overseas.
Audio match passes are available for £2.50.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The hashtag for our content relative to Saturday’s game is #SHWOXF
Our official Twitter account @swfc will provide a blow-by-blow text update of the game as well as all key match information, including team news at 2.00pm.
Our official Instagram @swfcofficial will also keep you up to date on the latest events and content uploaded to the story throughout the matchday!
The key news will also be uploaded to our Facebook page HERE.
TRIBUTE
The Owls will wear black armbands during Saturday’s game against Oxford to mark the recent passings of our former manager Len Ashurst and his trainer/coach Tony Toms.
JOSE SEMEDO
Everyone at Sheffield Wednesday sends our heartfelt condolences to Jose Semedo following the tragic passing of his wife, Soraia.
In the sixth minute on Saturday, the Wednesday family will show our support for Jose at this terrible time.
TEAM NEWS
Owls: Barry Bannan is fit and available for selection after missing out in the trip to Wigan.
Sam Hutchinson was withdrawn early at the DW Stadium.
Moore explained that the 32-year-old tightened up and was taken off as a precautionary measure but has trained as normal on Friday.
George Byers, Massimo Luongo and Josh Windass remain sidelined.
Oxford: Former Owls striker Sam Winnall is unlikely to feature after missing training through illness.
Ex-Wednesday defender Jordan Thorniley could feature, however, after missing Tuesday's win over Accrington.
Gavin Whyte (calf) is rated doubtful while Marcus McGuane is unlikely to feature on Saturday.
FORM GUIDE
Owls: WLDDW
Oxford: LDLDW
LAST FIVE MEETINGS
25 Aug 2015 | Owls 1-0 Oxford | League Cup
24 Sept 1996 | Oxford 1-0 Owls | League Cup
18 Sept 1996 | Owls 1-1 Oxford | League Cup
1 April 1991 | Owls 0-2 Oxford | Division Two
22 Dec 1990 | Oxford 2-2 Owls | Division Two
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