Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Tuesday’s football game at the Mazuma Stadium pits together Morecambe and Sheffield Wednesday, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2022/2023 season. Morecambe are still eyeing their first win of the process, and, no doubt, the team’s main goal is to secure the League One survival. Courtney Duffus misses out with injury, while both Ashley Hunter and Max Melbourne are major doubts.
The Owls, on the other hand, are on a quest to return to the Championship. Sheffield Wednesday aim to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Barnsley, and it seems as if they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course. Ben Heneghan has overcome his injury, with Fisayo Dele-Bashiru pushing for a recall as well. Anyhow, away win should be considered as Wednesday are more of a team than Morecambe.
Highlighted Player (Scott Wootton):
After spending his youth career at English giants Liverpool and Manchester United, Scott Wootton played for the likes of Tranmere Rovers, Peterborough United, and Nottingham Forest on loan at senior level. In the summer of 2013, the defender signed a three-year deal with Leeds United.
Scott Wootton made 66 appearances for the Whites in the league before moving to Rotherham United on loan. In August 2016, the English footballer joined League 1 club Milton Keynes Dons, signing a two-year deal with the Stadium MK outfit. Nowadays, Scott Wootton plays for Plymouth Argyle in the League Two, where he wears the number 5 jersey.
Scott Wootton’s primary position is a centre-back, but he is capable of producing fine performances at right-back as well. The 188-cm tall defender, whose preferred foot is right, has three caps for the England U17 team. Scott Wootton was born in Birkenhead, England, on September 12, 1991.
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.