Carlos Carvalhal provides Keiren Westwood injury update

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Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County will face each other in the Championship this weekend.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal has suggested to The Star that Keiren Westwood could return against Derby County this weekend.

Westwood has missed Wednesday’s last three Championship matches after suffering rib damage.

The 32-year-old goalkeeper suffered the injury against Cardiff City, but he played through the pain against Sheffield United in the Steel City derby.

Wednesday manager Carvalhal has suggested that Westwood could be fit in the for the match against Derby this weekend.

The Owls will take on the Rams away from home at the Pride Park Stadium in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.

“He is doing specific training with [goalkeeping coach] Andy Rhodes but he hasn’t trained with the team yet,” Carvalhal told The Star.

“But because he is doing more specific work, he is probably more near to being ready for us.”

Westwood is a very good goalkeeper for Wednesday, and his potential return to the first team is certainly good news for the Owls fans.

Carvalhal’s side are struggling at the moment and need to put together a run of positive results in order to resume their challenge for a top-six finish in the Championship this season.

Wednesday are 12th in the Championship table at the moment with 16 points from 12 matches, four points behind Leeds United, who are currently sixth in the standings and occupy the final playoff spot.