‘Beg him to win’ - Sheffield Wednesday’s relegation rivals hoping for Owls defeat

The Owls face Blackburn this afternoon in a huge game in the Championship relegation scrap, and Wednesday have a chance to climb out of the bottom three with a win after both Huddersfield Town and Birmingham dropped points on Saturday afternoon.

Huddersfield were heavily beaten by Swansea City in a 4-0 defeat, while Rotherham United held the Blues to a 0-0 draw that opened things up for Danny Röhl’s side when they visit Ewood Park.

Bielik, who worked with Rovers manager, John Eustace, during their time together at St. Andrews, is hoping for a favour – insisting that they can still secure safety as they begin preparations for their trip to Huddersfield next week.

“I will call John Eustace and I will beg him to win,” he is quoted as saying by BirminghamLive. “If they win tomorrow I think they will be safe, so hopefully they are on it and can help us a little bit to reach our aim…

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“Everything is in our hands. We need to go to Huddersfield and beat them… They don’t have an easy time, especially after two big losses. We are trying to stay positive. The mood is OK after the game, the dressing room is obviously quiet. This is not what we expected but everything is still in our hands.

“We will be wishing Blackburn all the best tomorrow. I hope they can get a good result against Sheffield Wednesday and we can go again.”