Newcastle United sell-out Sheffield Wednesday allocation as thousands make long Hillsborough trip

The Magpies are visiting S6 for the first time in almost six years as Eddie Howe’s high-flying side look to progress in the FA Cup, and the Toon Army will be travelling in full force down from Tyneside for the encounter.

Around 4,500 tickets have been sold as the visitors look to make themselves heard in Sheffield on Saturday afternoon, and there’s expected to be a strong home following as well given the nature of the opposition.

Wednesday have actually won all three of the last meetings between the two clubs and haven’t lost since 2009, however their situations could not be more different than they are right now as Howe’s push for a Champions League spot in the Premier League.

It’s likely that around 30,000 will take to Hillsborough for the 6pm kick off, though the fact that it’s being televised on the BBC may hit the home attendance a little and stop it from reaching the sort of levels that were seen against Portsmouth and Sunderland last season in League One.

Both sides go into the game on a 13-game unbeaten run in their respective divisions, and Darren Moore will no doubt be looking for a big performance from the Owls to see if they can pull off a bit of a cupset and secure a spot in the fifth round of the competition against all the odds.

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