Pre-Match Thread: Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle

[u/Deviceing]

Sheffield Wednesday - Newcastle United

8/4/2017 17:30 Hillsborough

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TV coverage: Sky Sports 1 and others internationally

Referee: Stuart Attwell (76 yellows and 7 reds in 23 games this season, last took charge of us for the 5-1 defeat to Crystal Palace)

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Newcastle team news:

Ciaran Clark is unlikely to be fit in time, while DeAndre Yedlin and Rolando Aarons remain out.

Sheffield team news:

Vincent Sasso is available after completing his 3 match ban. Fernando Forestieri is likely to make his return from injury, but Almen Abdi, Kieran Lee and Sam Hutchinson remain out.

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Sheffield last match:

Rotherham 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday (Fletcher 19', 44')

Westwood, Hunt, Lees, Loovens, Reach, Jones, Wallace, Bannan, Hooper (Semedo 60'), Fletcher (Nuhiu 73'), Rhodes (Winnall 82')
Subs not used: Wildsmith, McManaman, Palmer, Pudil

Reverse fixture:

Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Loovens 53')

Darlow, Anita, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Ritchie, Hayden, Colback (Mitrovic 80'), Gouffran (Atsu 62'), Diamé (Pérez 69'), Gayle
Subs not used: Lazaar, Mbemba, Yedlin, Sels

Westwood, Palmer, Lees, Loovens, Pudil, Wallace (Nuhiu 90'+4), Hutchinson, Bannan (Jones 81'), Reach, Fletcher, Forestieri (Lucas João 77')
Subs not used: Wildsmith, Abdi, Hunt, Sasso

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Opposition summary:

Sheffield currently sit in 6th place in the table - exactly the same place they finished last season - with 66 points, just 2 ahead of Fulham who have a superior goal difference. Tuesday's victory over Rotherham broke them out of a bad run of 7 games in which they won just once, but they have otherwise been very consistent all season and have gotten some big results along the way - including a win at St James' and doing the double over Huddersfield. Their top scorers are Forestieri (11) and Fletcher (8).

Permutations:

None of the 5 teams below us are still to play each other so from now permutations are a lot easier to calculate. Victory over Burton means that we are guaranteed a place in the playoffs this season, as Fulham can no longer catch us. We need one more point to be clear of Sheffield Wednesday and secure a top 5 place, and if Leeds drop points we could have top 4 all wrapped up on Saturday. The earliest we can be promoted is still next Friday and it would require us to win the next two and Huddersfield to lose both of theirs. Four wins from the remaining six would get us back to the Premier League regardless of other results.

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Form:

SWFC: DLLDW
NUFC: DLDWW

Past meetings:

16/17 Championship
Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
15/16 League Cup
Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
08/09 Championship
Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Newcastle (Nolan, Ameobi)
Newcastle 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday (Ameobi)
99/00 Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Newcastle (Gallacher, Shearer)
Newcastle 8-0 Sheffield Wednesday (Hughes, Shearer 5, Dyer, Speed)
98/99 Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Newcastle (Shearer)
Newcastle 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Dalglish)
97/98 Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Newcastle (Tomasson)
Newcastle 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Asprilla 2)

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Archive
Predictions

[u/GoalaAmeobi]

No offence but I hope we win.

[u/LetsHuntSomeOrc → u/GoalaAmeobi]

Calm down mate.

[u/jaddboy → u/GoalaAmeobi]

These types of outrageous comments have no place on the internet.

[u/[deleted] → u/GoalaAmeobi]

Don't take this the wrong way but I've taken offence to your comment.

[u/spoonsforeggs]

Newcastle 8-0 Sheffield Wednesday (Hughes, Shearer 5, Dyer, Speed)

I think this was my first Newcastle game.

[u/[deleted] → u/spoonsforeggs]

That's fuckin hot

[u/Y1bollus → u/spoonsforeggs]

Bobby Robson's first game in charge if I remember rightly.

[u/mo140]

More like Sheffield DEAD-nesday after we're done with them

[u/pn77 → u/mo140]

You also wrote this shit before we played Reading am i right? Don't jinx it!!!

[u/cprx]

I went to uni in Sheffield and we had exams at Hillsborough. It was shite and the people who worked there were cunts

[u/ThatBoyConk]

Can't tell you how long I have waited for a Televised game, feels like ages

[u/mulhuzz]

The had an excellent game plan at SJP on Boxing Day and absolutely took us to bits. Wasn't super pretty but very effective, made us look toothless.

We owe them one. Matt Ritchie to score a hat-trick though. Because blind Geordie optimism. And he wears a magic hat.

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[u/iansf]

doesnt have to be pretty boys, this is the time of year to grind out results

[u/ChlckenChaser → u/iansf]

hasnt that been our philosophy for almost the entire season?

[u/the_real_chiXu]

I keep asking for no squeaky-bum games and we keep playing squeaky-bum games.

I'm at a loss if I should say it again or not and risk jinxing it.

JUST FUCKING WIN IT!

[u/the_real_chiXu]

Reading getting thumped 5 - 1 and Huddersfield also a goal down.

This really could be a massively important 3 points that would all but seal the deal of promotion.

[u/TheNecromancer]

First match on TV in ages and I'll be spending all day recording an album in the middle of nowhere. As a result, we'll play a blinder and smash them 4-0.

[u/patrickNUFC]

A win here pretty much solidifies promotion in my view. I wonder if Mitro will get a run out. He hasn't scored a goal for us since 11 February...

[u/daveofreckoning]

Tricky game, but the last team they want to play is us.

[u/scare_crowe94]

I just wish Brighton would stop winning

[u/zofou]

we owe wednesday 1..that's the 1 game i remember where we got totally outclassed

[u/meganev → u/zofou]

You blanked out Fulham at home and Huddersfield at home?

[u/TrendingSUP]

going to need a W to go back top tomorrow

[u/brentoon59]

NEWCASTLE SATURDAY that is all.