Sunday 27 January 2013

nPower Championship: Charlton Athletic

With postponements up and down the country playing havoc with the football fixtures, Charlton enlisted the help of their supporters to clear the ice and snow from The Valley to ensure the match with Sheffield Wednesday would go ahead. Last seasons nPower League One champions and runners-up face off with the hosts taking to life in the higher division easier than the visitors - sitting comfortably in mid table whilst Wednesday languish just outside the relegation zone.





Sunday 20 January 2013

nPower Championship: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Returning to league football after a brief FA Cup appearance, Sheffield Wednesday face Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hillsborough, hoping to build on their last Championship game - an away victory at Hull. Wolves come to a snowy Sheffield having only picked up 4pts out of an available 15 in their last 5 games whilst the Owls are on an upturn of form, having earned 10pts in the same amount of fixtures. Both clubs crashed out of the FA Cup (to MK Dons & Luton Town) and will look to this match as a platform to move up the league.


Wednesday 16 January 2013

FA Cup: MK Dons (Third Round Replay)

After a stalemate at Hillsborough, MK Dons and Sheffield Wednesday face off on a bitterly cold evening in the 22,000 capacity Stadium:MK. Earlier in the day Dons manager Karl Robinson had been approached by nPower Championship side Blackpool to become their new manager, a testament to the work he has done in League One where his team currently occupy 6th place. The Owls field a much changed side to their winning team against Hull as rotation is key in their battle against relegation. The groundsmen at Stadium:MK have used the undersoil heating for the first time to get this match underway as the nation is under a blanket of frost and snow.

Sunday 13 January 2013

nPower Championship: Hull City

This Yorkshire derby comes at a time when the games hosts are riding high in the table with the very real possibility of promotion back to the Premier League, whilst their opponents are fighting just to stay in the league - a relegation battle. At kick off, Hull are on an 8 league game unbeaten run whilst Wednesday have amassed 10 points out of an available 15 in a recent resurgence. In a surprising tactical decision, Wednesday don't field a striker in the opening formation which looks like a 4-4-1-1 with Michail Antonio leading the line with Jermaine Johnson - the two pacey wingers are known for their ability to beat a man but not for their finishing.





Sunday 6 January 2013

FA Cup: MK Dons (Third Round)

Karl Robinson's MK Dons side visit Hillsborough having earned a 2nd round victory over rivals AFC Wimbledon (2-1), hoping to be in the next round at the expense of a struggling Championship side and with the possibility of testing themselves against a Premiership team (and the payday that brings). The Dons came to Sheffield in indifferent League One form but in their last outing defeated Notts County whilst their hosts hope to bounce back from defeat against Burnley.

Wednesday 2 January 2013

nPower Championship: Burnley FC

The first game of 2013 sees the Owls face Burnley at Hillsborough and with a good run of form coming into the game, Sheffield Wednesday were confident of a win against the mid-table Clarets. Having kept 4 clean sheets in succession, Wednesdays confidence is high and with free scoring Charlie Austin missing for Burnley, this made for a lively game.