Debut confirmed as Sheffield Wednesday XI revealed for Portsmouth encounter
Sheffield Wednesday take on Portsmouth this afternoon, and Henrik Pedersen has named his XI for the clash at Hillsborough.
The Owls take on the only team that they’ve beaten in the Championship this season this afternoon, and the Owls boss has shifted things around in his XI following some forced changes.
Yan Valery is back after his participation at the African Cup of Nations and is straight into the XI, as is new signing, Murphy Cooper, who takes the place of Pierce Charles. Meanwhile, Yisa Alao starts on the left.
Another new arrival, Jaden Heskey, is on the bench, forming part of a very young group that has Nathan Redmond as the only senior player.
Here’s how the two teams line up -
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
Wednesday XI: M. Cooper, Fusire, Valery, Otegbayo, Palmer, Alao, Thornton, Ingelsson, Bannan, J. Lowe, Cadamarteri
Portsmouth XI: Schmid, Ogilvie, Poole, Shaughnessy, Bishop, Segecic, Dozzell, Swanson, Devil, Alli, Chaplin
Here’s some pre-match reading for you -