Sheffield Wednesday face an in-form Hull City side on Saturday.
Hull City’s nine goals in two games without reply do not bode well for a Sheffield Wednesday side that shipped three in the first 15 minutes of their previous fixture, ahead of Saturday’s meeting between the two sides at the KCOM Stadium.
To make matters worse, Owls manager Jos Luhukay – who on Thursday accused his players of being “too weak” and “too passive” in defence – could be without 13 first team players in east Yorkshire, with Daniel Pudil, Barry Bannan, Atdhe Nuhiu and Lucas Joao potentially adding to those already absent.
Without a clean sheet in 11 now – having collected six in his first nine in charge at Hillsborough – the Dutchman will surely revert to his trusted 5-3-2 system, after dabbling with four at the back against Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday.
And he must also consider whether certain players should pay with their places, after Wednesday’s Loftus Road horror show.
Jack Hunt, George Boyd and Jordan Rhodes are perhaps the most likely to return, while Cameron Dawson, Glenn Loovens, Jacob Butterfield, Almen Abdi and Marco Matias are also in contention.
Here’s how we suspect Sheffield Wednesday could look against Hull:
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