Our prediction for this Championship match:
Expect an electrifying atmosphere at Hillsborough when Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City lock horns in a highly-anticipated relegation six-pointer on Saturday afternoon. The Owls are eager to escape the relegation zone and their fine display in a come-from-behind 2-2 draw with Norwich City is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Stoke. All Mohamed Diaby, Ian Poveda, and Juan Delgado are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Meanwhile, the Potters experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-0 loss to Swansea City, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on Danny Rohl’s troops, who proved their worth in the midweek draw with the Canaries. The likes of Ryan Mmaee, Lynden Gooch, and Ben Pearson are out of contention with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Josh Windass):
Born in Hull, England on January 9, 1994, John Windass is a professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic. Windass is a product of Huddersfield Town youth academy, but he did not play for the Terriers at senior level.
The 175-cm-tall midfielder began his senior career at Accrington Stanley and after scoring 22 goals in 77 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Glasgow Rangers in the summer of 2016. Two years later Josh Windass joined Wigan Athletic and he has been playing for the DW Stadium outfit ever since. He scored his first Championship goal on September 18, 2018 in a 2-1 win over Hull City.
His main position is attacking midfield, but he is used as both central midfielder and second striker as well. It has to be noted that Josh is the son of former footballer Dean Windass, who played for the likes of Hull City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Bradford City during his professional career.
Highlighted Team (Stoke City):
Stoke City FC (named Stoke FC until 1925) is an English football club from the city Stoke-on-Trent (located in the north of England). De club was founded in the year 1863 and next to Notts County FC the club from Stoke is the oldest professional football club worldwide. Different signs of Stoke City show that the club is founded in 1868. Currently Stoke City is playing in the Premier League. The home games of Stoke City are hosted in the Britannia Stadium which holds a capacity for 29 000 spectators.
The most known nickname of Stoke City FC is the Potters. The main club colors of the club are red and white. The away it is colored in blue. The only 3 prizes Stoke City managed to win so far are the League Cup in 1972 and the Football League Trophy twice (1992 and 2000). Famous players that played for Stoke City FC are: Ameobi, Gudjohnsen and Peter Crouch.