Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth

It's finally here! Competitive football is back at Hillsborough as Sheffield Wednesday play host to Portsmouth on the opening day of the 2022/23 campaign.

There were moments in the game when they got it in the box and we defended properly - there were both aspects. Work on the training ground... There are moments in the game that are avoidable, so you can work on them. In all the goals there was a transition in play, so players were out of position. So we have to get back to work on them. We have to be better at it, and that’s what we need to do. We have to take perspective of the game... These goals were from open play rather than set pieces. And he did that day. When we looked at his clips, and he did some wonderful work, we said that he needed more in the last 25% of the pitch. I’ll analyse them, and learn from them. He’s got a bit of a swollen knee from the pitches in preseason.

Danny Cowley's Portsmouth start their 2022/23 League One season on the road on Saturday at 3pm when they travel to Hillsborough to face division favourites ...

And Cowley praised the recruitment drive which saw them bring Dane Scarlett, Josh Griffiths, Josh Oluwayemi, Zak Swanson, Michael Morrison, Joe Rafferty, Marlon Park, Colby Bishop and Joe Pigott all to Fratton Park. “We’ve all had to be hands on and it’s been 24/7, but we’ve worked hard – and still have more to do – and now we’re just super excited for the season to start.” “We were drawing games that we should have won and losing games that we should have drawn, so there’s work for us to do.

Danny Cowley handed out plenty of competitive debuts, with starts for summer signings Josh Griffiths, Joe Rafferty, Michael Morrison, Joe Pigott and Bishop.

Curtis and Pigott combined well on the right and the latter delivered a cross for Bishop that was tipped against the bar by Stockdale. Wednesday were on the attack and it took a fantastic block from Pigott to stop Michael Ihiekwe’s powerful header from crossing the line. The joy was short-lived, however, as Dele-Bashiru collected the ball 30 yards out and hit a fierce effort that flew into the net. But the Blues had their first shot on target just a few moments later, as Jacobs cut along the edge of the box and curled the ball into the arms of David Stockdale. That allowed Johnson to collect the ball and rifle it into the roof of the net to give the home side the lead after just eight minutes. The game exploded into life after the break, though, with a glut of four goals in the space of just 14 minutes.

Hello and welcome to our live blog as Sheffield Wednesday kick off their League One season at home to Portsmouth. Several bookmakers and pundits have backed ...

His low centre goes across the face of goal and out for a goal kick. He drove to the byline and his cut back picked out Johnson unmarked at the back post. They have worked so hard from the word go and forced mistakes from Portsmouth. The wing back kept his composure superbly to fire home. 9 - GOAL 50 - GOAL 52 - GOAL Their defending after the break was dreadful. Boss Darren Moore is expected to hand debuts to a number of his summer signings today. 58 - GOAL 64 - GOAL 81 - GOAL

Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth. Sky Bet League One. 3:00pm, Saturday 30th July 2022. HillsboroughAttendance: ...

Wednesday regained the lead soon after when Dele-Bashiru (53) beat Josh Griffiths with a well-struck shot from outside the area. Wednesday striker Lee Gregory was shown a red card towards the end of a second half which produced five of the six goals.. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scored twice for Sheffield Wednesday in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Portsmouth in Sky Bet League One.

Darren Moore has spoken about how Portsmouth exploited errors by Sheffield Wednesday, with the Blues getting joy down the Owls' left in a 3-3 draw at ...

We have got to switch on in the defensive quarter and be harder to play against." We have to cut out the mistakes. "We have to analyse the three goals.