On December 16, 2023, Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers will face off in a football match. Based on current information, it is not possible to reword this text.

On December 16, 2023, Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers will face off in a football match. Based on current information, it is not possible to reword this text.

Our forecast for this game in the Championship:

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday

QPR

QPR

The renowned Hillsborough stadium will be the site of this Saturday’s Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers, both teams at risk of relegation. Recently, the Hoops have been showing progress by defeating Stoke City, Preston, and Hull City, and drawing with Plymouth. This presents a good opportunity for the London-based team to climb out of the relegation zone, although they will have to do so without the injured players Jack Colback and Morgan Fox in Saturday’s game.

The Owls, however, are looking to bounce back from a 3-1 defeat to Norwich City. Sheffield Wednesday is determined to get back to winning, but with QPR performing well in December, a tie seems likely. Mallik Wilks, Dominic Iorfa, and Mohamed Diaby are all out with injuries for the home team. In their previous matchup at Hillsborough, the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

The game is scheduled for December 16th, 2023 at 4:00 PM.

Prediction:
1-1

Player in focus (Josh Windass):

Josh Windass

John Windass was born on January 9, 1994 in Hull, England and is currently a member of Wigan Athletic as a professional football player. Windass was trained in the Huddersfield Town youth academy, but did not compete at the senior level for the team.

The midfielder, who stands at 175 cm tall, started his professional career with Accrington Stanley. After scoring 22 goals in 77 league matches for the team, he transferred to Glasgow Rangers in the summer of 2016. Two years later, Josh Windass signed with Wigan Athletic and has been a member of the team at DW Stadium ever since. He made his first Championship goal on September 18, 2018 in a 2-1 victory against Hull City.

Josh primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but he also has experience as a central midfielder and second striker. It is worth mentioning that Josh’s father, Dean Windass, was a professional footballer who represented teams such as Hull City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United, and Bradford City.

Highlighted Team (QPR):

QPR

QPR, short for Queens Park Rangers, is a popular football club that was established in 1886. Their home ground is called Loftus Road Stadium, which was built in 1904 and can hold up to 18,439 people. Interestingly, the highest attendance at this stadium was recorded on 27 April, 1974 when 35,353 fans came to watch the match between QPR and Leeds.

In the 1975/1976 season, the Hoops secured second place in the First Division standings, with Liverpool taking the top spot. This is widely regarded as the club’s greatest achievement, although Queens Park Rangers also reached the FA Cup final in 1982.

QPR lost to London-based team Tottenham Hotspur in the final match, but they managed to triumph in the League Cup competition in 1967. Brentford, Chelsea, and Fulham are QPR’s primary competitors, but other London clubs are also considered rivals. QPR’s jerseys feature blue and white.