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.
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
13 Sept 2022 | Morecambe 0-3 Owls | League One
1 Feb 2022 | Owls 2-0 Morecambe | League One
28 Aug 2021 | Morecambe 1-0 Owls | League One
13 Nov 2011 | Morecambe 1-2 Owls | FA Cup