Return of key Owls players should help Challinor

Dave Challinor takes charge of Sheffield Wednesday with the squad’s fitness a major concern, but the team’s position in League One suggests there is scope to improve. Several important players have been injured, and the article argues that their return could strengthen Wednesday’s promotion prospects.

Reece James is expected to miss weeks, while Ali Al-Hamadi is also sidelined and Louie Barry has missed nine league games. Wednesday are two points outside the top six and six points off the top two, with a game in hand, despite being winless in their past four league matches. Challinor can assess his squad in two cup fixtures before a possible league return against Barnsley on 20 November.