Predicted Lineups and Player Updates for Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday 03/05/25 - Championship News

By Peter Guest, FootballPredictions.NET, 08:41 02/05/2025

The Championship tie at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday sees home team Watford fighting it out with Sheffield Wednesday. Let’s check on the predicted line ups and player availability.

Watford won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 2-1 Championship loss in their previous game against Blackburn Rovers. In our view, The Hornets look set to employ a 4-2-3-1 system for the game, utilising Egil Selvik, Jeremy Ngakia, Mattie Pollock, James Abankwah, Caleb Wiley, Imran Louza, Pierre Dwomoh, Edo Kayembe, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Rocco Vata and Mamadou Doumbia.

Giorgi Chakvetadze, Yasser Larouci and Kwadwo Baah won’t be playing for Watford boss Tom Cleverley.

How Watford might line up vs Sheffield Wednesday

In their previous fixture, Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 in the Championship tie with Portsmouth. We are inclined to think that The Owls might elect for a 4-4-1-1 system by sending out Pierce Charles, Callum Paterson, Shea Charles, Michael Ihiekwe, Marvin Johnson, Yan Valery, Stuart Armstrong, Barry Bannan, Djeidi Gassama, Josh Windass and Michael Smith.

Sheff Wed manager Danny Röhl has to currently contend with reduced team options. Akin Famewo (Muscle injury) and Di'Shon Bernard (Knee injury) will miss out on this game.

Probable Sheffield Wednesday team

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