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The Owls will travel to Blackburn Rovers, hoping to snap their four-game losing streak in the Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s disastrous season continued after falling to Preston North End in front of the home crowd in Hillsborough last Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlie McNeill\u2019s first two Championship goals put them up twice, but a second-half defensive breakdown, alongside a penalty miss from McNeill himself, cost the Owls the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dreaded week did not stop for the organisation when the EFL handed them an additional six-point deduction for multiple breaches of regulations relating to payment obligations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest punishment left the deeply troubled Wednesday sinking at the bottom of the table at -10 points, 23 points behind the closest team, Norwich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the deduction in the pre-match press conference, head coach Henrik Pedersen<\/a> said: \u201cIt has changed nothing. We still want to come as high as possible in the league table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am very convinced that we can keep up the hunger, keep up the discipline, keep up the belief. I have it and [the players] have it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, there were plenty of encouraging takeaways from Henrik Pedersen\u2019s side against Preston to take into the Blackburn game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield Wednesday scored at least twice for the first time since late September and recorded the most distance covered this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Owl fans will surely rely on their star man, Barry Bannan, who, despite turning 36 recently, has been one of the most prolific chance creators in the Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedersen praised Bannan\u2019s leadership and adaptability to \u201cplay higher up the pitch\u201d, which has helped the system to become more effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding injuries, Max Lowe has also returned to training after sitting out due to a hamstring problem. His situation will be monitored further until the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nathaniel Chalobah completed passing drills in yesterday\u2019s training session but will not be available. George Brown is expected to return to training in around two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New signing Nathan Redmond<\/a> is also expected to be in the squad after making his debut last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optimism against Blackburn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Henrik Pedersen described Blackburn Rovers as a physical, strong and aggressive opponent who are capable of playing both possession and direct football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rovers have gone winless in their past three Championship games with one loss and two draws. They recently came off a last-minute heartbreak against Ipswich Town after a last-minute goal snatched away their victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blackburn Rovers also have one of the poorest home records in the league, having won only one out of nine matches at Ewood Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedersen is optimistic but cautious before the matchup: \u201cWe always believe we can win, it doesn\u2019t matter where we are going. We have a trust and a belief that we can do something in Blackburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut we know that we all have to perform our very best to take something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield Wednesday defeated Blackburn Rovers in three of their five previous matchups, but failed to do so last season with a draw and a loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature image – Courtesy of Sheffield Wednesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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