da lvbet： Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to top off their Christmas this afternoon as they face a trip to Stoke City.
da brdice： The Owls, who now sit in third place in the Championship, can make it seven games unbeaten with a result in Staffordshire.
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Their chances of success may boil down to how well one player, in particular, performs as their opposition is tasked with several injury problems.
On the Chalkboard
Adam Reach is often a controversial talking point at Hillsborough – fans have often slated him. Though, he’s one of manager Garry Monk’s first-choice options out wide.
It means the 26-year-old is undoubtedly in line to start later today and he’ll need to make the most of it as he’ll be coming up against an evident weakness in the Stoke side.
The Potters boss Michael O’Neill could be without both Stephen Ward and James McClean after they picked up knocks in Friday night’s game with Middlesbrough, he said: “Stephen got a knock on the back and stiffened up quite badly. And James had a tight hamstring, so we just have to see how he is in the lead up to the game.”
Both players have played at left-back and left-midfield this season, meaning this is a distinct area that Monk needs to exploit through Reach.
It is unknown who will play in the positions instead, but that doesn’t matter.
The Owls winger has the joint-most amount of assists in the squad with five already this league campaign, he also averages 1.7 shots, 1.1 key passes and 0.9 crosses per game, via WhoScored.
He will prove to be the difference in any Wednesday victory come five o’clock this afternoon, and the above statistics bode well on his chances of being a threat.
Only two teams in the division have conceded more goals from open play this season. It could be the perfect opportunity for Reach to add to his solitary strike.
In other news, one Sheffield Wednesday ace is set to stay at the club despite facing January interest…