Our prediction for this Championship match:
After suffering an embarrassing 6-0 loss to Ipswich Town before the international break, Sheffield Wednesday will look to give fans some cheer when they take on Swansea City on Matchday 39. The Owls are sitting in the relegation zone ahead of Friday’s clash, but a win over Swansea could see them move away from the bottom three. All Josh Windass, Callum Paterson, Kristian Pedersen, and Juan Delgado are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Swans, meanwhile, are stuck in the middle of the table with little to play for in the season finale. As Danny Rohl’s troops are desperate to secure yet another Championship survival, home win should be considered. When it comes to the South Wales outfit, Kyle Naughton has joined the likes of Ben Cabango, Harrison Ashby, Josh Ginnelly, and Liam Walsh in the recovery room.
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 (Swansea):
Swansea City AFC is a Welsh football club from Swansea and is currently playing in the English Premier League. The biggest rival Swansea City is Cardiff City which is next to Swansea City the only football club from Wales that played in the PremierLeague.
Swansea City was founded in 1912 under the name ‘Swansea Town’. The first venue where Swansea City played was The Vetch Field. The club grew in members and fans and on 23th of July 2005 Swansea City opened the Liberty Stadium which holds a capacity of 21 000 supporters. The fans of Swansea City prefer to use the non-commercial name: White Rock Stadium.
In the history of Swansea City the club managed to win the Football League One twice and the Welsh Cup 10 times. So far the Welsh club didn’t win any prizes in the highest English divisions. Known players that wore the Swansea jersey are Lampard, Toshack, Martinez and Bony.