Early Sheffield Wednesday team news ahead of QPR ft Ihiekwe and Chalobah updates.
Sheffield Wednesday host QPR on Saturday afternoon, and are looking to pick up their second win of the Championship campaign after losing three league games in a row following a 4-0 triumph over Plymouth Argyle on the opening weekend.
A victory for the Owls would see them with two wins from their first three second tier outings at Hillsborough, and help to establish a vein of form Danny Rohl’s men will want to continue.
Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting with the R’s on Saturday, FLW takes a look at the Owls’ early team news:
Defensive pair require checks
Michael Ihiekwe Sheffield Wednesday
As reported by the Sheffield Star, Rohl and co will have to assess the fitness of defensive duo Dominic Iorfa and Michael Ihiekwe ahead of their meeting with Marti Cifuentes’ side on Saturday.
Ihiekwe’s only Championship appearance of the season so far came on the last weekend of August as the Owls suffered a 3-0 defeat away from home at Millwall, but the 31-year-old also played the full 90 minutes of both of Wednesday’s EFL Cup wins over Hull City and Grimsby Town in the first and second round respectively.
Meanwhile, Iorfa has been ever present in the league for Rohl’s side so far this campaign, but did not feature in either of his team’s EFL Cup fixtures.
Jamaica international duo to be assessed
Di’Shon Bernard for Sheffield Wednesday
The Sheffield Star have also revealed that Di’Shon Bernard and Jamal Lowe, who both featured for Steve McClaren’s Jamaica during the international break, will require checks following their international duties.
