Dependable journalist Joe Crann has dropped a worrying Sheffield Wednesday harm replace out of Hillsborough, saying it “would not look good”.
Sheffield Wednesday overwhelmed in tight derby
The Owls had been hoping to maintain their Championship playoff hopes alive on Sunday afternoon, as they hosted promotion-chasing Sheffield United in an enormous sport for each side.
A decent match was determined by a Rhian Brewster aim within the second half, nonetheless, with the previous Liverpool striker inflicting a second 1-0 defeat on Wednesday by United this season, following the identical scoreline at Bramall Lane earlier within the marketing campaign.
Danny Rohl‘s aspect now look more and more unlikely to guide a spot within the playoffs come Might, with a six-point hole now opening up between themselves and sixth-place West Brom. There are additionally 5 different groups forward of them within the desk earlier than they even get to the Baggies, so solely a near-perfect run of kind of their closing eight matches will give them an opportunity.
Whereas the Owls’ defeat was bitterly disappointing, the consequence wasn’t the one destructive facet of the day, with Max Lowe struggling a knee harm in opposition to his former membership, seeing him changed after 39 minutes. Now, a giant replace has emerged relating to the left-back.
Sheffield Wednesday endure harm blow
Writing on X on Monday, Crann reacted to information that there may be fear in regards to the harm suffered to Sheffield Wednesday defender Lowe on Sunday: “This doesn’t sound good for Max Lowe. Hopefully there’s excellent news as soon as he’s been assessed.”
The Star went into additional depth in regards to the scenario Crann has heard out of Hillsborough, sharing Rohl’s feedback on the harm:
“When a participant goes out and says he has one thing on his knee. Once we look again to the season it may very well be one other once more. I don’t know in the mean time. It may very well be that we as soon as once more get one again and the opposite is out. It may very well be the story of our season.”
Not having Lowe for the remainder of the season, or at the very least a giant chunk of it, could be an undoubted blow for Wednesday, given what a strong performer he has been since arriving final summer season.
The Englishman has began 31 league video games in 2024/25 so far, averaging 4.1 clearances and a couple of.4 tackles per sport, and Rohl knew he was an astute signing after the 4-0 win at house to Plymouth Argyle on the opening weekend again in August, saying:
“It was a group efficiency, however you noticed at present why we signed the gamers that we did. We had the concept of what we had to enhance on final season. It was a bit bit the suggestions from my aspect and the evaluation of which gamers and profiles we’d like. You see now each full-back positions, we’re sturdy in each instructions.”
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Hopefully, Lowe is again as quickly as attainable, enjoying an element between now and Might, however as Crann alludes to, it appears like a worrying setback at the moment.
