Fleetwood Town v Sheffield Wednesday live: Updates as Owls look to jump into playoff places

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The Owls are on the west coast at relegation-threatened Fleetwood this evening, hoping to claim a result that would propel them back into the League One playoff places.

But they won’t have it easy against a Fleetwood side fighting for their lives just a point outside of the bottom four.

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Darren Moore will be without a handful of senior men for the clash but could welcome back one or two into contention.

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Owls Lee Gregory Pic Steve Ellis

A point would bring them back into the top six by virtue of goal difference over sixth-placed Wycombe Wanderers, while a win could take them as high as fourth depending on how Sunderland fare against Rotherham United.

Stay tuned below for all the very latest from Highbury.

Fleetwood Town v Sheffield Wednesday LIVE

Lordy! Bloody hell! Blimey!

..and it is nervy.

What an effort from Lee Gregory - he’s off a hat-trick hero for Chey Dunkley as Darren Moore seeks to shore things up at the back.

WHAT. A. TURNAROUND!!!!

Two in a minute from Lee Gregory.. who has a hat-trick!!!!!

WOW!!!!!

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Fleetwood are.. deep.

Here we go then. Attack vs defence, the home side camping deep and slowing things down.

Wednesday need to be able to affect and disrupt a plan they’ve faced a lot this season.

We’re back underway

Wednesday can - and should - still win this.

Let’s see what they’ve got.

Half-time ratings..

Peacock-Farrell - 5

Palmer - 6

Storey - 5

Hutchinson - 5

Hunt - 6

Luongo - 7

Bannan - 6

Byers - 5

Johnson - 5

Paterson - 6

Gregory - 7