The Owls were knocked out of the Carabao Cup in midweek after a young side lost by a single goal to Grimsby Town, and we’re likely to see 10 different players start the game at Fratton Park this weekend as Wednesday’s wait for a first league win of the season continues down south.
Wednesday have fresh injury concerns as Olaf Kobacki and Reece Johnson are ruled out of the tie after picking up knocks a few days ago, but green lights have been given to the likes of Harry Amass and Bailey Cadamarteri. Henrik Pedersen isn’t entirely flush for options, so there are only so many tweaks he can make in terms of the senior side - so you’d expect it to be a similar to the one that started against Bristol City last weekend.
Here’s how we think the Owls could line up on Saturday:
1. Ethan Horvath - GK
He's the only available senior goalkeeper, so Horvath will be the one starting between the sticks this weekend. | UGC
2. Yan Valery - RWB
As mentioned in previous weeks, Valery and Palmer are pretty interchangeable at right wingback and right centre back - but the Tunisian is probably a better attacking option. | UGC
3. Liam Palmer - RCB
An experienced head in the backline wouldn't go amiss as the Owls look to try and keep a clean sheet at Fratton Park. | UGC
4. Dominic Iorfa - CB
The big man is likely to be at the heart of the Wednesday defence as they take to the field in Portsmouth. | UGC