Danny Röhl’s first Sheffield Wednesday XI revealed after Owls boss recalls Xisco signings

Danny Röhl has named his first Sheffield Wednesday XI, and has recalled a whole host of Xisco’s signings that were left out against Huddersfield Town.
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The Owls take on Watford this afternoon as the German makes his bow as a manager at Vicarage Road, and he’s made some interesting choices in his selection after making wholesale changes from Neil Thompson’s game as interim manager.

While the setup is not for certain at this point, it looks like a back four of Pol Valentin, Dominic Iorfa, Bambo Diaby and Akin Famewo - however what’s in front of them remains to be seen. Most likely it’ll be a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3, with potentially Josh Windass leading the line as he returns to the side. Skipper, Barry Bannan, is also back.

Here’s how the teams line up:

Some prematch reading:

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