Our prediction for this Championship match:
Bristol City play host to Sheffield Wednesday at their Ashton Gate Stadium in the Championship round 15. The Robins aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Ipswich Town and Cardiff City and they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways in the English second tier. Tommy Conway is pushing for a start, while all Kal Naismith, Nahki Wells, George Tanner, Zak Vyner, Rob Atkinson, and Ayman Benarous should miss out with injuries.
The Owls, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Rotherham United and they managed to get one, with the team registering their first victory of the process, but given their poor away record, we are tempted to put our money on Bristol City this time out. A man to watch in the away team will be experienced forward Michael Smith, who scored a brace at the weekend, while midfielder Mohamed Diaby continues to miss out with injury.
Highlighted Player (Nahki Wells):
Born on June 1, 1990 in Hamilton, Bermuda, Nahki Wells is a 170-cm-tall attacker who plays for the Bermuda national team. Wells is a product of Dandy Town Hornets youth academy and he continued playing for the Bermudan side at senior level.
The experienced striker played for the likes of Bermuda Hogges, Eccleshill United and Carlisle United before joining Bradford City in 2011. After spending three seasons at Valley Parade, Nahki Wells signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Huddersfield Town in the winter of 2014. In 2017 he moved to Burnley, but he played for Queens Park Rangers as a loan footballer in the 2018/2019 season.
Speaking of his international career, Wells made his debut for the Bermuda national team in 2007. He scored his first ever goal for Bermuda in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. The Burnley man will represent the Gombey Warriors at the 2019 Gold Cup.
Highlighted Team (Sheffield Wednesday):
Sheffield Wednesday are one of the two famous clubs from the city of Sheffield (South Yorkshire). The Owls compete in the English second tier (Championship) and they play their home matches at Hillsborough.
The venue was the scene of the Hillsborough disaster which occurred in 1989 when 96 Liverpool supporters were crushed to death in the FA Cup semi-final. It has to be noted that the World Cup (1966) and the Euro (1996) matches were played at Hillsborough.
Sheffield Wednesday have won four First Division trophies (1902/2903, 1903/1904, 1928/1929, 1929/2930) and they finished the 1960/1961 campaign in second place in the standings. The Owls have clinched three FA Cup trophies (1896, 1907, 1935), with the team winning the League Cup in 1991.
Sheffield Wednesday defeated English giants Manchester United (1-0) in the title game. Sheffield United are regarded as the Owls’ main rivals and the two teams face each other in the Steel City derby.