Sheffield Wednesday’s promotion rivals set for major boost as they visit Hillsborough

Defeat to Portsmouth and a surprise 0-0 draw away at Morecambe has seen Ian Evatt’s side lost ground on the automatic promotion places in recent weeks, but they’re still very much in contention for promotion after a very strong January and early February.

One player who was brought in to aid their push for the Championship was in-form Burton Albion attacker, Victor Adeboyejo, who got his first goal late last month as he scored the opener in their win over Port Vale.

The 25-year-old was forced to pull out of the squad to face Pompey, and wasn’t available against Morecambe, with Evatt confirming that his hamstring injury is also likely to see him miss the visit of Ipswich Town.

According to the Bolton News, Adeboyejo is set to return to action for the trip to S6 though – with the forward no doubt desperate to hit the ground running after an early setback in his Trotters career.

Wednesday aren’t expected to have any of their long-termed injured back to face Bolton, however the likes of Reece James, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and David Stockdale are all expected back in contention for the trip to Pompey this weekend.

The Owls have Callum Paterson (muscle), Mallik Wilks (calf), Michael Ihiekwe and Ben Heneghan (both knee) out of action, with no specific times having been given on when they could be back out on the field again.

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