'Credit to them' - Watford ace Tom Ince makes Sheffield Wednesday admission ahead of Championship clash
Sheffield Wednesday will be determined to secure a rare victory when they face Watford at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night.
Watford winger Tom Ince has praised Sheffield Wednesday’s refusal to throw the towel in ahead of their Championship tussle at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night.
After Saturday’s trip to Blackburn Rovers was abandoned with around 60 minutes on the clock, Wednesday will be itching to get back to winning ways in Hertfordshire and halt their four-game losing run.
Despite offering a good account of themselves against Preston North End just over a week ago, the Owls were beaten by the odd goal in five, losing 3-2 at Hillsborough. Wednesday then had another six points deducted just 48 hours later, meaning they are now glued to the foot of the Championship table on -10 and are 28 points from safety.
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Having won just one of their opening 18 Championship matches this season, losing 12, the Owls are being identified by most as the ideal opponent to claim all three points from.
However, Ince, who stepped off the bench to score Watford’s winner in their 3-2 win over Norwich City on Saturday, is not expecting matters to be plain sailing against Henrik Pedersen’s team, praising the Owls’ willingness to keep fighting until the bitter end.
Ince refusing to underestimate Wednesday
As quoted by Watford’s club website, Ince said: “Tuesday will be a different test. Even though on paper it will look like an easy win, they will come with that desire to play and keep going, which is a credit to them.
“We have to make sure we’re at it from the start and come away with three points again.”
With the odd exception, Wednesday, in the toughest of circumstances, have been competitive in most games this season, frequently refusing to roll over. Half of their 12 defeats have been by just one goal, while they were also unfortunate not to scoop all three points from their stalemates with Wrexham, Birmingham City and Norwich City.