Sheffield Wednesday host Birmingham City on New Year’s Day.
Lee Bullen’s impressive spell as Sheffield Wednesday caretaker manager continued at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, where Chris Brunt’s stoppage-time equaliser denied his former Owls teammate an immaculate record after stepping into Jos Luhukay’s shoes.
But just like the last time Bullen was handed the Hillsborough reins, the fixtures – and injuries – are starting to pile up on Sheffield Wednesday.
Birmingham City visit Sheffield 6 on New Year’s Day as the last of Wednesday’s festive opponents, and could find their hosts without Adam Reach – a key player throughout the past two campaigns – as well as Lucas Joao, Josh Onomah and Fernando Forestieri.
Bullen has already insisted he will not risk any player’s fitness against the Blues, which may also impact the participation of Sam Hutchinson, Steven Fletcher and Sam Winnall.
One area in which the Scot is able to rotate, however, is right and left full-back, where Ashley Baker and Jordan Thorniley or Matt Penney could be restored.
Keiren Westwood, Daniel Pudil and Joey Pelupessy may also return.
This is how HITC Sport thinks Sheffield Wednesday could look against Birmingham:
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