Wednesday v Birmingham City
Friday 9 February
8:00pm
Championship
Hillsborough
THE MATCH
The Sky Sports cameras are back at Hillsborough this evening as we face Birmingham at the slightly later kick-off time of 8:00pm.
Wednesday are out to arrest back-to-back defeats on the road in S6 tonight.
Last weekend’s loss at Huddersfield was a blow to our survival hopes and with 16 games to go and Danny Röhl has stressed the need for a positive performance and result.
The Blues have just one league win in their last eight and head to Hillsborough 19th in the Championship, nine points ahead of the Owls.
The two sides last met back in November when Birmingham came from behind to edge the game 2-1.
TEAM NEWS
Wednesday: Röhl is almost certain to make changes from our defeat in the Emirates FA Cup fourth round replay with Coventry in midweek.
Wednesday made nine changes for the cup-tie at the CBS Arena.
The likes of Barry Bannan, Di’Shon Bernard, Djeidi Gassama, Liam Palmer and Iké Ugbo were left out in the Midlands.
Marvin Johnson could return after injury has ruled him out since Huddersfield.
Josh Windass remains sidelined.
Birmingham: Alex Pritchard is an injury doubt.
Cody Drameh and Lukas Jutkiewicz have not featured since late January but are expected to travel.
George Hall, John Ruddy and Dion Sanderson are unavailable.
OFFICIALS
Referee - Andy Davies
Assistant Referee 1 - Graham Kane
Assistant Referee 2 - George Byrne
Fourth Official - Geoff Eltringham
LIGHT SHOW
The Hillsborough light show will illuminate the stadium ahead of kick-off.
*Due to the speed and frequency of the light intermittence, we strongly advise anyone with a photosensitive disorder to show caution before entering the stadium.
FAMILY ZONE
Our Grandstand Family Zone is open from 6:30pm for youngsters and there will be special guests visiting from 7:15pm!
iFOLLOW
Live audio commentary is available HERE on iFollow, with S6 regulars Rob O’Neill and John Pearson set to call the action!
The game is live on Sky Sports and due to broadcast restrictions, there will be no iFollow live stream.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The hashtag for the match is #SHWBIR
Our X account @swfc will provide real time updates, with team news at 7:00pm.
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LOVE FOOTBALL, PROTECT THE GAME
The EFL have amplified the importance of all supporters acting responsibly when attending games.
The FA, Premier League and EFL will continue to promote the ‘Love Football. Protect the Game’ campaign, working with clubs, police forces and all relevant authorities to keep matchday environments safe.
Click HERE for full details.
Supporters are also urged to stay within EFL Ground Regulations, which can be found HERE.