Why Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Keiren Westwood is NOT playing at Brentford tonight
Sheffield Wednesday will be without their number one goalkeeper Keiren Westwood at title-chasing Brentford this evening.
The 36-year-old, who has been one of the club’s foremost performers in recent weeks, is out with broken ribs having played through pain over the last couple of weeks.
Joe Wildsmith steps in between the sticks for Wednesday, with youngster Luke Jackson on the bench.
In a statement on social media Westwood said: “Gutted I’m not with the lads tonight. I’ve been playing with a pain in my ribs for the last two weeks which I put down to being bruised.
“But an x-ray has confirmed I’ve broken my ribs. Football is a contact sport and unfortunately these things happen and I’ll try to get back as soon as I can.
“I’ll be supporting the boys, hoping we can get a victory tonight.”
The Wednesday side in full: Wildsmith, Palmer, Urhoghide, Lees, Penney, Harris, Bannan, Hutchinson, Reach, Kachunga, Rhodes
Subs: Jackson, Borner, Dunkley, Dele-Bashiru, Pelupessy, Hunt, Brown, Windass, Paterson.