Sheffield Wednesday vs Plymouth Argyle Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | EFL Championship 2024-25

Both teams will be looking to make a positive start to their respective campaigns on Sunday.

Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth Argyle will meet in the EFL Championship. Both teams only avoided relegation on the final day of the last season. The visitors have since appointed Wayne Rooney as their new head coach.

As for Sheffield Wednesday, there is excitement at Hillsborough, expecting Danny Rohl to deliver a campaign where they are competing at the right end of the table. Rohl worked wonders to keep the Owls in the second tier at the end of the 2023-24 season.

Even, the Pilgrims barely escaped the drop last season. They have turned to Rooney who struggled at Birmingham City, under whom the Blue dropped into League One. Plymouth did have a good preseason campaign and surely they will look to give their opponents a tough time on the pitch.

Kick-Off:

Sunday, 11 Aug 2024 at 4:00 PM UK, 8:30 PM IST

Location: Hillsborough

Form

Sheffield Wednesday (in all competitions): W-L-L-D-D

Plymouth Argyle (in all competitions): D-W-W-L-W

Players to Watch

Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday)

Josh Windass is a versatile player who can play at various attacking positions for Sheffield Wednesday. He likes to have freedom on the pitch and create chances for his team to score goals. He is a decent goalscorer, and with his pinpoint passing ability can break defences easily. Even though physically he is not that strong, with his trickery he beats opponents with ease.

Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth Argyle)

Ibrahim Cissoko is a player who is good with his dribbling ability and likes to stay on the sidelines. Whenever he gets the ball, he does not shy away from going one-on-one against defenders. With his pace, the Plymouth Argyle player is capable of beating opponents very easily. Even though he is still very young, he needs to work on his finishing as sometimes he makes decisions in a hurry, missing good chances.

Match Facts

• Plymouth Argyle’s last away win against Sheffield Wednesday was back in 2011.
• The winner of their last meeting were the Owls.
• Sheffield Wednesday score 1.23 goals when playing at home and Plymouth Argyle score 1.04 goals when playing away.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Plymouth Argyle: Betting Tips & Odds

• Tip 1 – Both teams to score – 3/1 SkyBet
• Tip 2 – Sheffield Wednesday to win this fixture – 5/6 SkyBet
• Tip 3 – Plymouth Argyle to win this fixture – 7/2 bet365

Injury and Team News

Both teams don’t have any injury issues going into this EFL Championship match. All players are fit and will be available for the upcoming fixture.

Head-to-Head

Total Matches: 20

Sheffield Wednesday: 7

Plymouth Argyle: 8

Draws: 5

Predicted Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Beadle (GK); Valery, Iorfa, Famewo, M.Lowe; Palmer, Bannan; Gassama, Musaba, Windass; Lowe

Plymouth Argyle Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Hazard (GK); Mumba, Gibson, Palsson, Ogbeta; Houghton, Forshaw, Randell; Whittaker, Tijani, Cissoko

Match Prediction for Sheffield Wednesday vs Plymouth Argyle

The current Owls side looks much better as compared to last season. Fans can expect a quality match between these teams. Both teams will look to start their league season with a win. Plymouth also have some quality players on their team, but most probably the home team will win this opening fixture.

Prediction: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Telecast for Sheffield Wednesday vs Plymouth Argyle

India: FanCode

UK: ITV4 and ITVX

US: CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Nigeria: No Telecast

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