MATCH DETAILS
Wednesday v Ipswich Town
Saturday 17 September
3:00pm
League One
Hillsborough
OWLS TO HONOUR HER LATE MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Please arrive early
We advise all supporters to take their places inside the stadium by 2:50pm to ensure the pre-match tributes adhere to timings.
To that end, all turnstiles will close between 2:55pm and 3:00pm. Access to the stadium will not be permitted within that time.
The Fan Zone, 1867 Lounge and Wednesday Tap will close at 2:30pm.
The Owls Megastore and Ticket Office will close at 2:45pm.
Before kick-off
The players and coaching staff of both clubs and match officials will wear black armbands.
Members of the Armed Forces will place floral tributes inside the centre circle, around which the players and officials will gather.
A minute’s silence will follow before an acepella rendition of the National Anthem by ‘The Voice of Sheffield’ Maxwell Thorpe.
The game will then kick off at 3:00pm.
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
The front cover of the official matchday programme is dedicated to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a fitting image capturing the royal visit to Hillsborough in October 1954.
THE MATCH
The Owls will be out to build on a terrific midweek display at Morecambe which yielded a richly deserved three points.
Darren Moore’s side eased to victory with a 3-0 win at the Mazuma Stadium with goals from Josh Windass, George Byers and Michael Smith.
But Wednesday will be put to the test this weekend as league leaders Ipswich are in town.
The Tractor Boys have made an excellent start to the campaign and sit top of the pile, four points ahead of Wednesday at this early stage.
Kieran McKenna’s men are yet to taste defeat in League One this season.
TEAM NEWS
Wednesday: Ben Heneghan is edging closer to his return from injury after another good week of recovery at Middlewood Road.
Akin Famewo and Dennis Adeniran are longer term injury absentees.
Aside from a few minor knocks and scrapes in our victory over Morecambe, the Owls are in good shape for the game.
Ipswich: Defender Cameron Burgess is ruled out after suffering a facial fracture during Town’s 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers in midweek.
Cameron Humphreys (quad) and Sone Aluko (knee) are sidelined.
OFFICIALS
Referee – Peter Wright
Assistant referee – Abbas Khan
Assistant referee – Stephen Wade
Fourth official – Ivan Stankovic
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.
GAFFER'S FULL PRESS CONFERENCE AS STREAMED LIVE
VISIT OUR FAN ZONE!
The SWFC Fan Zone will open from 12 noon until 2:30pm for this fixture to allow supporters plenty of time to enter the stadium as we pay tribute to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The hashtag for the game is #SHWIPS
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 FIVE MEETINGS
29 Jan 2022 | Owls 1-0 Ipswich | League One
25 Sep 2021 | Ipswich 1-1 Owls | League One
2 Feb 2019 | Ipswich 0-1 Owls | Championship
25 Aug 2018 | Owls 2-1 Ipswich | Championship
6 Mar 2018 | Owls 1-2 Ipswich | Championship
LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME
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.