MATCH PREVIEW | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v CARDIFF CITY
Match Previews
28th April
Cardiff City head to Hillsborough knowing that victory over Sheffield Wednesday would take the race for sixth place down to the final game of the 2015/16 Sky Bet Championship season...
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THE OPPOSITION
The Owls have faltered slightly of late and have failed to record a win in their last four League matches. A 4-1 defeat to Bristol City has been followed by three consecutive draws to Ipswich Town, MK Dons and Derby County.
Former Watford man Fernando Forestieri leads the goal-scoring charts for Carlos Carvalhal’s men, with fifteen League goals to date, while Gary Hooper has added a further eleven strikes. In midfield, Ross Wallace and Barry Bannan have impressed this term.
If the Bluebirds are to win on the weekend, they will need to find a way past Keiren Westwood, whose seventeen clean sheets this season put him second only to Middlesbrough’s Dimitrios Konstantopoulos in the division.
CLUB CONNECTIONS
Sheffield Wednesday are skippered by former Bluebird, Glenn Loovens. The Dutchman, who has two international caps to his name, made over one hundred appearances for City between 2006 and 2009, scoring three goals.
Former City midfielder Stephen McPhail moved directly from the Bluebirds to the Owls in 2013. He had previously played for City over two hundred times, becoming a linchpin in midfield for the Bluebirds and captaining the Club in the 2008 FA Cup Final at Wembley.
In the dugout, both the Bluebirds and Sheffield Wednesday have been managed by Dave Jones. Jones brought both Loovens and McPhail to the Club, as he led City to their first FA Cup Final since 1927. He went on to spend time at Hillsborough between March 2012 and December 2013.
MEMORABLE MEETING
Cardiff City 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Cardiff City Stadium, 24 April 2010
Click on the image above to read the full story of the match, as Bothroyd's brace (and some Whittingham magic) sealed fourth spot for the Bluebirds.
Scroll down for full Match Highlights...
DON'T MISS A MOMENT
TICKETS: Online: www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity Phone:
0845 345 1400
LISTEN: Supporters can listen in live on Cardiff City Player HD* for all the action from City vs the Owls.
WATCH: Extended highlights of the match will be available to subscribers of Cardiff City Player HD*
SOCIAL: Live updates from Hillsborough will come via our official Twitter account, @CardiffCityFC.
*Search ‘Cardiff City’ on the App Store and Google Play Store to view Cardiff City Player HD on smart phones.
THE OPPOSITION
The Owls have faltered slightly of late and have failed to record a win in their last four League matches. A 4-1 defeat to Bristol City has been followed by three consecutive draws to Ipswich Town, MK Dons and Derby County.
Former Watford man Fernando Forestieri leads the goal-scoring charts for Carlos Carvalhal’s men, with fifteen League goals to date, while Gary Hooper has added a further eleven strikes. In midfield, Ross Wallace and Barry Bannan have impressed this term.
If the Bluebirds are to win on the weekend, they will need to find a way past Keiren Westwood, whose seventeen clean sheets this season put him second only to Middlesbrough’s Dimitrios Konstantopoulos in the division.
CLUB CONNECTIONS
Sheffield Wednesday are skippered by former Bluebird, Glenn Loovens. The Dutchman, who has two international caps to his name, made over one hundred appearances for City between 2006 and 2009, scoring three goals.
Former City midfielder Stephen McPhail moved directly from the Bluebirds to the Owls in 2013. He had previously played for City over two hundred times, becoming a linchpin in midfield for the Bluebirds and captaining the Club in the 2008 FA Cup Final at Wembley.
In the dugout, both the Bluebirds and Sheffield Wednesday have been managed by Dave Jones. Jones brought both Loovens and McPhail to the Club, as he led City to their first FA Cup Final since 1927. He went on to spend time at Hillsborough between March 2012 and December 2013.
MEMORABLE MEETING
Cardiff City 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Cardiff City Stadium, 24 April 2010
Click on the image above to read the full story of the match, as Bothroyd's brace (and some Whittingham magic) sealed fourth spot for the Bluebirds.
Scroll down for full Match Highlights...
DON'T MISS A MOMENT
TICKETS: Online: www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity Phone:
0845 345 1400
LISTEN: Supporters can listen in live on Cardiff City Player HD* for all the action from City vs the Owls.
WATCH: Extended highlights of the match will be available to subscribers of Cardiff City Player HD*
SOCIAL: Live updates from Hillsborough will come via our official Twitter account, @CardiffCityFC.
*Search ‘Cardiff City’ on the App Store and Google Play Store to view Cardiff City Player HD on smart phones.
