Cheltenham Town 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday FT: Late goal denies Owls win
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A win could move the Owls back into the top six after three consecutive draws and just two wins in their last 10 matches, but their opponents have secured four of their five wins this season at home.
Saturday’s sell-out at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium is also the first-ever competitive meeting between the sides.
Scroll down for team news, live updates and post-match reaction.
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Key Events
- Sheffield Wednesday could move back into the top six with a win
- Four of Cheltenham’s five wins have come at home this season
Chance for Cheltenham
Bailey Peacock-Farrell parries the ball over the bar after Cheltenham are allowed a free shot in the area following a free-kick.
The resulting corner comes to nothing amid a hint of a foul in the box. No protests though. Phew.
Peacock-Farrell forced into an error
Cheltenham striker Kyle Vassell - who is a big boy - forces BPF into an error which seems him drop a cross before the ball canons back off the post, but the referee stops play for a foul on the goalkeeper.
The Owls look to be deploying a 3-5-2 formation in the early stages of this one.
They’ve just forced their third corner in the opening five minutes.
First chances for Wednesday
Bannan’s corner is flicked over by Dele-Bashiru.
Gregory then holds off a Cheltenham defender to get a shot away, but it’s saved by Flinders - a boyhood Wednesday fan.
Dennis Adeniran gets us underway
Hi-ho Sheffield Wednesday goes up in the away end as Shodipo wins a throw in the Cheltenham half.
Cheltenham manager Michael Duff on Sheffield Wednesday
‘Sheffield Wednesday are a good side with some excellent players for League One. They’ve beaten Bolton Wanderers, Wigan and Rotherham already this season so they’ve picked up some good results and were obviously playing Championship football last season’.