Sheffield Wednesday’s season might be defined by relegation six-pointers and major home clashes throughout this period.
After six games, Sheffield Wednesday are in 23rd place, and the next five could be critical to their season.
Sheffield Wednesday’s return to the Championship has not gone well. They are presently ranked 23rd, with one point from six games.
Their next five games could be critical if they are to regain form and climb out of the relegation zone under new boss Xisco Munoz. Following their Saturday loss to Ipswich Town, they don’t appear to have improved under Xisco, but will the following five games help turn things around?
The second international break of the season follows the end of this run of fixtures, and this might now become a season-defining moment for Wednesday and Munoz.
Perhaps the most suprising team in the Championship and not for reasons they would like, Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough side sit as the only team below Wednesday in the table also amassing just one point from six games.
Boro had very high expectations after they made the play-offs under Carrick last season, they were one of the promotion favourites coming into the season.
However, things have not worked out so far, they have conceded the second most goals in the league and scored the joint fewest, a very poor start from a team with plenty of talent.
The quality they have leads one to believe that things will start to fall into place for Carrick’s side at some time. However, as things now stand, Wednesday faces a true six-pointer at the bottom of the standings.
Swansea City (A) – Saturday, September 23rd, 15:00 p.m.
Similarly to the Middlesborough game, Wednesday will face another struggling side in Swansea City, who are one position higher than the Owls and have also gone winless in six games.
Swansea, now headed by Michael Duff, who was in charge of the Barnsley side that the Owls thrashed so convincingly at Wembley in last season’s Play-Off Final, were also expecting more after narrowly missing out on a play-off berth by three points last season. However, they had defensive issues last year.
