MATCH DETAILS
Wednesday v Forest Green Rovers
Saturday 27 August
3:00pm
League One
Hillsborough
The Owls return to Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon to face newly promoted Forest Green Rovers.
Wednesday’s form is strong heading into the game, with Darren Moore’s side racking up five wins from seven games in all competitions.
A convincing 3-0 win in the Carabao Cup over Rochdale saw our solid start continue in midweek.
The gaffer made nine changes for the cup-tie following a superb win over Bolton in the league last Saturday. The result was a big positive for the Owls, with the vast majority of the squad enjoying game-time over the past week and keeping up the positive start.
The reigning League Two champions have made a patchy start to life in League One in terms of results.
Beginning with a 2-1 win on the road against Bristol Rovers, the Green Army have since picked up one point from three games. Ian Burchnall’s side were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup 3-0 in the week by Brighton.
TEAM NEWS
Wednesday: Mallik Wilks is available to make his debut on Saturday.
The forward officially joined Wednesday this week and is eligible for his first runout this weekend.
Michael Smith could also be involved having trained all week.
Ben Heneghan (hamstring) is sidelined and a decision will be made tomorrow on Fisayo Dele-Bashiru who picked up a knock in the midweek cup win over Rochdale.
Forest Green: Our visitors could hand Myles Peart-Harris his debut after the attacking midfielder signed on loan from Brentford until January.
Ex-Owl Connor Wickham could feature at Hillsborough.
The striker has made two appearances from the bench in League One this season and scored away at Lincoln earlier this month to earn a point for Rovers in a 1-1 draw.
OFFICIALS
Referee – Simon Mather
Assistant referee – Bradley Hall
Assistant referee – Thomas Harty
Fourth official – Wayne Grunnill
iFOLLOW
Live match commentary will be provided by Rob O’Neill and John Pearson, while the game will be streamed live overseas.
Audio match passes in the UK are available HERE.
SATURDAY’S MATCH PROGRAMME
Pick up your copy of ‘Wednesday’ this weekend for £3 around the ground!
VISIT OUR FAN ZONE!
The Fanzone at Hillsborough will be open on Saturday from 12 noon until 2:45pm for the visit of Forest Green Rovers.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The hashtag for the game is #SHWFGR
Our official Twitter account @swfc will provide a blow-by-blow text update of the game, team news 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!
LAST MEETING
Saturday’s clash at Hillsborough will be the first meeting in history between the two clubs.
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TICKET OFFICE / MEGASTORE OPENING TIMES
The Ticket Office and Megastore will open from 9:00am until kick-off and then for 45 minutes after the final whistle.
TICKETS
Tickets are available in all areas of the ground, priced from £21 for Adult Members and £5 for Under 11 Members.
PRE-PAID TICKET COLLECTION
Supporters who opt to collect tickets from the Ticket Office can do so until 1.15pm.
Thereafter, all North/Kop ticket holders go to Gate 18 and South/Grandstand from the South Stand Ticket Office.
CASH TURNSTILES
There will be one cash turnstile on each home stand for Owls fans to purchase on the day.
There will also be a cash turnstile on the away stand lower tier for Forest Green Rovers supporters.