Sheffield Wednesday vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - prediction, team news, lineups

Sheffield Wednesday and Wolverhampton Wanderers volition bash conflict astatine Hillsborough connected Tuesday with an EFL Cup third-round spot up for grabs.

The visitors got past Port Vale successful the anterior circular and person since made an unbeaten commencement to beingness successful the Championship, portion their hosts bushed second-tier Bolton Wanderers to scope this stage.

Match preview

Sheffield Wednesday instrumentality to enactment astatine Hillsborough connected Tuesday aiming to avenge a archetypal decision of the play past clip astir and again advancement past second-tier absorption successful the EFL Cup.

Despite being relegated connected 0 points from the Championship past clip around, having been deducted 18 for off-field issues and administration, they came into 2026-27, backmost successful League One, with caller ownership and the hopes of a caller start.

They enjoyed a affirmative summer, making widescale additions to the bladed squad which struggled done past term, and began with a pleasing 1-0 EFL Cup triumph acknowledgment to Jamal Lowe's goal.

A winning commencement successful the 3rd tier past followed, arsenic Henrik Pedersen's men bushed Leyton Orient 2-1 with Callum Slattery and Lowe connected the scoresheet, earlier they suffered a archetypal decision connected Thursday, hosting Bradford City and coming distant empty-handed arsenic Aden Baldwin's second-half extremity made the lone difference.

Now facing their toughest trial yet but with origin for optimism from their commencement to the campaign, Sheffield Wednesday volition purpose to bounce backmost and advancement with a connection triumph connected Tuesday.

Their visitors, meanwhile, volition acceptable retired to proceed an unbeaten commencement to beingness nether Cesar Peixoto connected Tuesday.

He replaced Rob Edwards arsenic Wolverhampton Wanderers manager implicit the summer, pursuing their relegation from the Premier League,  with the task of starring a instrumentality to the apical flight, and his archetypal competitory crippled astatine the helm came against fourth-tier Port Vale successful the EFL Cup archetypal round.

They would cruise done with a 3-0 triumph acknowledgment to first-half goals from Adam Armstrong, Andre and Fer Lopez, but Peixoto's men did person to settee for a constituent successful their archetypal league game, starring Blackburn Rovers done Marshall Munetsi and falling 2-1 down earlier snatching a gully arsenic Raul Jimenez converted a 93rd-minute penalty.

They did not person to hold agelong for a archetypal three-point haul, though, visiting Preston North End astatine the play and winning 3-1 having led 3-0 done a Fer Lopez brace and an Adam Armstrong extremity earlier Jordan Thompson scored a precocious consolation for the hosts.

Now up and moving connected each fronts having scored 8 goals crossed their 3 competitory games nether the caller boss, Wolves volition spell successful hunt of different triumph and ascendant show connected Tuesday to publication their third-round spot earlier hosting Stoke City connected Saturday.

Sheffield Wednesday EFL Cup form:

W

Sheffield Wednesday signifier (all competitions):

W W L

Wolverhampton Wanderers EFL Cup form:

W

Wolverhampton Wanderers signifier (all competitions):

W D W

Team News

Sheffield Wednesday are without midfielder Tyler Onyango, who suffered an wounded against Leyton Orient, portion Jordi Liongola besides missed their decision to Bradford City and Di'Shon Bernard and George Brown stay sidelined.

Sil Swinkels whitethorn travel backmost into the defence from the start, having been reduced to a substitute quality past clip out, portion Ricardo Santos could gain a archetypal commencement alongside him aft seeing the commencement of his Owls vocation halted earlier appearing precocious connected Thursday.

Hull City loanee Mason Burstow volition besides anticipation for an accidental from the commencement up front, with Jamal Lowe having been preferred successful their archetypal 2 league games, portion Barry Bannan could beryllium afforded a remainder successful midfield.

Wolverhampton Wanderers look respective wounded issues aboriginal successful 2026-27, with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Rafiki Said sidelined portion Kieran Trippier, Yerson Mosquera and Ladislav Krejci person each picked up injuries since the commencement of the campaign.

Peixoto whitethorn rotate somewhat from Saturday's triumph astatine Preston arsenic helium continues to measure his squad, and summertime signing Jordan James could gain a archetypal commencement successful midfield with Tommy Doyle besides hoping to get an accidental from the outset.

Striker Raul Jimenez whitethorn driblet out, allowing Adam Armstrong to pb the enactment aft opening his relationship for the word astatine the weekend, portion Fer Lopez could enactment successful to proceed his blistery streak having scored successful the archetypal circular and netted a brace past clip out.

Sheffield Wednesday imaginable starting lineup:

Lumley; Palmer, Santos, Swinkels, M Lowe; Mitchell, Slattery; Morrison, Gray, Barry; Burstow

Wolverhampton Wanderers imaginable starting lineup:

Johnstone; Lima, Bueno, Djiga, Wolfe; Doyle, Traore; Lopez, James, Mane; Armstrong

We say: Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Keen to proceed a affirmative commencement nether their caller brag and physique momentum, we spot Wolverhampton Wanderers overwhelming their hosts connected Tuesday and cruising done to the 3rd circular of the EFL Cup.

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