Birmingham City v Wednesday
Saturday 25 November
3:00pm
Championship
St Andrew’s
THE MATCH
Championship action resumes this weekend as the Owls travel to Birmingham following the international break.
The Owls will be looking to kickstart our campaign by posting a maiden away win of the season.
From this weekend in the Midlands through to New Year’s Day back in S6, Wednesday have 10 games to navigate and the festive fixture schedule will be crucial.
Meanwhile, the pressure is on for Wayne Rooney’s Birmingham.
The Blues have lost four of their five games under the Manchester United legend and have fallen to 18th in the table.
TEAM NEWS
Wednesday: Callum Paterson is suspended after picking up his fifth caution of the season last time out.
Michael Smith is touch and go after a minor knock, while Di’Shon Bernard will also be assessed after returning from international duty with Jamaica.
Bailey Cadamarteri earned his first Championship appearance before the international break and could be in contention again this weekend.
Birmingham: Krystian Bielik has completed a one-match suspension with the Blues hopeful of a return to action for Lee Buchanan (ankle).
Keshi Anderson (hamstring) and Tyler Roberts (calf) are unlikely to feature at St Andrew’s.
PRESS CONFERENCES
OFFICIALS
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Assistant: Alex James
Assistant: Mark Russell
Fourth Official: Ruebyn Ricardo
TICKETS
The Owls have sold 2,500 tickets for Saturday’s Championship clash.
The game is all-ticket, with none available on the matchday.
Supporters are advised not to travel without a valid match ticket.
iFOLLOW
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The game is available to live stream overseas HERE
SOCIAL MEDIA
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LOVE FOOTBALL, PROTECT THE GAME
The EFL, Premier League, FA, FSA, PGMOL, LMA and PFA have come together this season to implement a series of measures to address behaviour across the game.
This includes new policies, procedures, and regulations to eradicate unacceptable conduct on the pitch, on the sidelines and in the stands.
The new measures build on the work launched last season to combat dangerous and illegal fan behaviour, supported by the ‘Love Football. Protect the Game’ football-wide campaign.
CLICK HERE for full details.
We are also reinforcing the importance of all supporters staying within EFL Ground Regulations, which can be found HERE