Alfreton Town 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1 LIVE - Owls pick up late win after Andre Green goal

Sheffield Wednesday’s third preseason is taking place this evening, with the Owls travelling to Alfreton Town.
Mile Shodipo on his first Sheffield Wednesday appearance.Mile Shodipo on his first Sheffield Wednesday appearance.
Mile Shodipo on his first Sheffield Wednesday appearance.

Darren Moore’s side will take on the Reds at the Impact Arena at 7.30pm this evening, and fans are expected to get a first look at new signing, Olamide Shodipo, as well as fellow recent addition, Dennis Adeniran.

Adeniran played his part in the 2-0 win over Chester over the weekend, but the away fans in attendance will get to see Shodipo for the first time following his loan move from Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.

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Our man Joe Crann will be live from the stadium as Moore continues to get his side prepared for what is set to be a tough League One campaign, with plenty of players expected to feature tonight in an attempt to get minutes into all of their legs ahead of next month’s return to competitive action.

Stay with us for all the news and updates – up the Owls.

Alfreton Town v Sheffield Wednesday LIVE: Olamide Shodipo set for his first Owls runout

Key Events

  • Wednesday face Alfreton at 7.30pm
  • Moore is likely to keep experimenting with his side
  • New signing, Shodipo, is straight into the XI

Shodipo is inches away from getting a goal in his first Wednesday appearance... Borner found Bannan, who cut it back for the new Owls winger. He cut inside and tried to bend it into the bottom right corner - he wasn’t far off.

Flashed across goal

Dawodu does well down the right, and is clattered for his troubles, but his ball finds Windass who fizzed one across goal. Just needed somebody on the end of it. Wednesday finding their feet a bit.

Poor kick out leads to a bit of an Alfreton chance - but the Owls deal with it.

So it actually looks like it’s Hagan leading the line and Windass out wide, rather than the other way around. Shodipo on the left and Windass on the right.

Speaking of Hagan, he just look a ball in the face. Quick shake of the head though, and he’s fine.

It bobbles around in the box, and could’ve gone anywhere, but luckily it’s cleared by Dawodu in the end. That Alfreton freekick caused some problems!

Interesting XI from Moore for this one, and he’s clearly trying out a few more combinations... Looks like a bit of a 3-4-3 to me, with Shodipo and Hagan either side of Windass, who looks to have been asked to lead the line this evening.

Unlike the last two games, where he’s pretty much put out his best XI, the Owls boss seems to be giving the youngsters an opportunity to try and form some partnerships with their older counterparts. Bannan/Hunt is potentially quite an exciting one in the middle, and I’m also looking forward to seeing how Windass links up with new signing, Shodipo.

There’s plenty of fans here tonight in the Impact Arena - and I’ll be honest, it’s bloody lovely.

Plenty of Wednesdayites here tonight. Can’t tell you how nice it is seeing some blue and white shirts in a ground again…

By the way, the pitch looks class.

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