Sheffield Wednesday v Burton Albion – How it happened as fringe players fail audition
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..and a very warm welcome to a chilly Hillsborough for the last bit of Pizza Cup action from S6.
League One fellows Burton Albion are tonight’s opponents and are fresh off a return to form after a horror start to the season after the departure of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Both teams are expected to shuffle their packs this evening. Team news is at 6pm, with the match itself kicking off at 7pm.
Stay tuned to the blog for all the very latest.
Good evening, Wednesdayites!
Warm-up activity..
Barry Bannan and Marvin Johnson are shaking it all about down there on the touchline.
Will Moore risk them?
Free-kick on the edge of Burton’s area..
..blocked!
Vaulks took the shot and it was well charged down by the visitors.
CHANCE!
Wilks and Dele-Bashiru combine to good effect down the right, FDB breaks and pushes it inside to find Bakinson, who goes with the wrong foot and makes a mess of it.
Wednesday getting back into it. Still 2-3.
Dele-Bashiru fires into the legs of a Burton defender after good work from Wilks to find him on the inside.
Wednesday can’t build on it from the clearance.
Wilks brought down..
..he really has been bright in moments. He’s shaken off the cobwebs and given Moore something to think about.
WHAT A GOAL THAT WOULD’VE BEEN
Paterson collects James’ raking ball over the top on his instep and firest goalwards.. but it’s just wide.
Back underway..
Two Owls subs - Gregory and Heneghan off for James and Dele-Bashiru. Paterson has gone up top.
Half-time ratings..
Dawson - 5
Hunt - 4
Iorfa - 4
Heneghan - 5
Brown - 4
Vaulks - 4
Bakinson - 5
Wilks - 7
Paterson - 6
Mighten - 6
Gregory - 5
We’re approaching half-time here..
And what a bizarre half it has been.
Wednesday completely and utterly outdone in the first 20 minutes and lucky to have only been two down. Then two quickfire goals have them level.
The wide men Wilks and Mighten the most eye-catching of the players out there. Paterson and Gregory, too.
The defence has been all at sea for large periods.