The hosts were previously in action on March 18, securing a comfortable 3-1 win over Exeter City, while Sheffield Wednesday suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Forest Green this weekend.
Cheltenham Town will be bidding to extend their unbeaten run to five games in the English Football League One when they host Sheffield Wednesday at Whaddon Road on Wednesday night. The hosts were previously in action on March 18, securing a comfortable 3-1 win over Exeter City, while Sheffield Wednesday suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Forest Green this weekend. The victory helped the Robins to move to 17th spot in the English third tier standings, having collected 43 points from 37 games, nine clear of the relegation zone. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting at the second position, with 78 points to their name, just two adrift of leaders Plymouth Argyle, who have played an extra match.
🗣️ Wade ahead of another midweek challenge at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium tomorrow night against @swfc #ctfc
— Cheltenham Town (@CTFCofficial) March 28, 2023
Not so long ago, Cheltenham were struggling in the relegation zone, as a consequence of just five wins coming from October 25 and the end of February. Nevertheless, Three wins and a draw from the Rodins’ last four games, gave pushed them nine points clear of the drop zone. Last time out, Wade Elliott’s side got the better of Exeter City thanks to goals from Aidan Keena, Caleb Taylor and Alfie May. Conceding in the 69th-minute through Joshua Key’s effort ended a run of 362 minutes without shipping a goal. It was their 12th third tier victory of the season. Meanwhile, the Robins have scored six goals and conceded only once in their last two outings.
Sheffield Wednesday, on the other hand, are going through bit of a rough patch, having collected just one point from their last three outings, losing two of those games. Darren Moore’s side appeared on course to cruise to promotion with numerous games to spare, but back-to-back defeats to Barnsley and Forest Green have changed the equation. The Owls lost to Forest Green on Sunday courtesy of Jordan Garrick’s lone goal in the first-half at the New Lawn. Despite two away defeats in a row, Yorkshire giants hold the chance to move one point ahead of leaders Plymouth Argyle. Meanwhile the reverse fixture against the Robins in October last year 3-0 in favour of Sheffield Wednesday thanks to goals from Josh Windass, Barry Bannan and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
Cheltenham Town Probable Starting Lineup: Southwood, Long, Taylor, Bradbury, Jackson, Sercombe, Bonds, Ferry, Broom, Keena, May
Sheffield Wednesday Probable Starting Lineup: Dawson, Palmer, Flint, James, Hunt, Vaulks, Bakinson, Bannan, Brown, Smith, Gregory
Cheltenham Town
Opponents | Score |
Exeter | 3-1 (W) |
Peterborough | 0-3 |
Lincoln | 0-0 (D) |
Fleetwood | 1-0 (D) |
Derby | 2-0 (L) |
Sheffield Wednesday
Opponents | Score |
Forest Green | 1-0 (L) |
Barnsley | 4-2 (L) |
Bolton | 1-1 (D) |
Portsmouth | 0-1 (W) |
Peterborough | 1-0 (W) |
Last 3 match-results | Score |
Sheffield Wednesday beat Cheltenham | 3-0 |
Sheffield Wednesday beat Cheltenham | 4-1 |
Cheltenham draw Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 |
The English Football League One match between Cheltenham Town and Sheffield Wednesday will take place at Whaddon Road on Thursday at 12:15 am IST.
Cheltenham Town vs Sheffield Wednesday | Key Details |
Date | March 29 (UK) |
Venue | Whaddon Road |
Kickoff time in UK | 7:45 pm (Wednesday) |
Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Thursday) |
The live telecast of the Football League One match between Cheltenham Town and Sheffield Wednesday will be available on Talk Sport 2 Radio UK in the United Kingdom.