This article is part of Football FanCast’s The Chalkboard series, which provides a tactical insight into teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…
Sheffield Wednesday face a second away trip in the space of just three days as the Championship is in action again this week.
The Owls will be looking to continue their fine form under Garry Monk having picked up seven points from a possible nine with their latest result coming up at the Riverside against one of his former teams on Saturday afternoon.
The south Yorkshire club were just too much for Middlesbrough as they ran out 4-1 winners thanks to goals from Adam Clayton (own goal), Dominic Iorfa, Adam Reach and Steven Fletcher.
Boro could only muster two shots on target in the entire match, one of which was the goal, but Monk must be careful as they’ll face a more potent strikeforce on Tuesday night.
On the Chalkboard
Hull City might be languishing down in 16th position having won just two of their nine matches this season, but that doesn’t avoid the fact that two of their players have accounted for over 60% of their goals this season.
Jarrod Bowen and Kamil Grosicki have started all nine matches, scoring four goals each.
They seem to be the most likely threat to the Owls, who have kept just three clean sheets all season.
Between the two wingers, they’ve also racked up three assists as both average over one cross per match.
Their threat in front of goal is only emphasised when reading that they both have 3.4 shots per game meaning Wednesday goalkeeper Keiren Westwood could face nearly seven shots from this duo.
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Grosicki likes to cut in more and be a creative outlet as he achieves 2.2 key passes per game while Bowen tops the dribble charts with a similar number. The latter is someone who very much likes to drift inside and get a shot away too.
Both Liam Palmer and Moses Odubajo will need to be at the top of their game out wide to combat the threat on offer from these two Tigers. Perhaps showing them down the line instead of into a central area would be their best way of negating them.
If they fail to do so, Monk’s side could face a difficult evening.
