Sheffield Wednesday will be hoping to halt their 30-match winless run in the Championship when they welcome Watford to Hillsborough this evening.
The Owls, who were denied all three points against the Hornets at Vicarage Road back in December after conceding an equaliser deep into injury time, became just the fifth team in English league history to go 30 matches without a victory at the weekend, losing 2-1 to Derby County at Pride Park.
Despite offering a fairly encouraging performance, Wednesday were beaten by the odd goal in three, meaning they are still waiting to secure their first point(s) of 2026. The Owls have lost each of their last 13 league matches.
Ahead of tonight’s clash with Watford, manager Henrik Pedersen is expected to predominantly pick from the same group of players that featured in the East Midlands on Saturday. With that in mind, here is how The Star thinks the Owls could line up:
1. GK: Pierce Charles
Charles made his highly anticipated return against Derby on Saturday and came through his first outing since January 10 unscathed. He will now be hoping to enjoy an injury-free finish to the season after experiencing no shortage of bad luck this term. | UGC
2. RCB: Dominic Iorfa
Iorfa completed 90 minutes against Derby for the first time since returning from his recent injury lay-off, meaning he is another likely starter against the Hornets. Wednesday are very light on centre-backs, making it difficult for boss Pedersen to change much at the back. | UGC
3. CB: Gabriel Otegbayo
Otegbayo has established himself as a regular starter since Christmas, meaning he is currently the leading contender to start in the middle of the back-three. Tonight's game should see him make a ninth consecutive start at Hillsborough. | UGC
4. LCB: Liam Palmer
Captain Palmer is poised to make his 500th appearance for Wednesday this evening, meaning he is set to become just the fourth player in the club's history to reach that milestone, following in the footsteps of Andrew Wilson, Jack Brown and Alan Finney. He is likely to start on the left of the back-three once again. | UGC