Sheffield Wednesday make a swift return to league action later tonight as they look to end a run of four straight matches without a victory.
In their way is Garry Monk’s former club Birmingham City, who are currently two points behind the Owls in the standings.
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The 40-year-old has already revealed one piece of team news ahead of kickoff as regular goalkeeper Kieren Westwood will be replaced by Cameron Dawson, but for the best chance of success, there should be further changes.
The first of which will be enforced as right-back Liam Palmer faces a three-game suspension for his cynical red card against West Brom last time out.
Dominic Iorfa should be the man to fill in for him this week as outlined by Football FanCast here, which would see skipper Tom Lees return to the starting line up alongside Julian Borner.
The next change should be in central midfield as Kieran Lee makes way for Massimo Luongo, the Australian offers up more of a goalscoring threat which they could have done with on Saturday afternoon as they recorded more shots at goal than the league leaders.
While out wide, Jacob Murphy has failed to take his chances so it makes sense for Adam Reach to be recalled, maybe his recent withdrawal from the starting line up has done enough to fire him up and fully kickstart his season. He will want to add to those three assists.
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Aside from that, much of the side should remain the same.
The 4-3-3 system will be needed to best combat Birmingham’s style of football as they could utilise a three-at-the-back formation, meaning Sam Hutchinson’s role at the base of a midfield three will be key to stopping them from getting overrun, he is averaging more tackles per game than any other player in the squad.
In other news, here’s why Mark Bright thinks arch-rivals Sheffield United could play a part in the Owls’ promotion hopes this season…
