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"Monday, December 28th... Riverside Stadium... KO 5.15pm     \n Buongiorno!! After a waterlogged pitch led to us being merely spectators as the entire football pyramid played yesterday, we move swiftly onto the next match. Apologies, but it means you're stuck with me for at least one more game. And so, on with the show...     \n The Form.     \n[align=left]Middlesbrough are on fire at the minute. Three wins on the bounce, top of the form league, second in the Championship with a game in hand on Derby, and we haven't conceded a league goal in nine hours! A very professional performance against Brighton secured a 3-0 win and an end to their unbeaten run. Kike, Adomah and Stuani all getting on the scoresheet in a game where we controlled the tempo from the very first minute.  \nOur last 6 games include 5 wins and a draw, scoring 9 without reply. Only Birmingham have kept us from scoring. [/align]   \n Sheff Wednesday ran out comfortable 3-0 winners at home against Birmingham in their last game, with Fernando Forestieri's brace either side of a Kieran Lee goal sealing the points. They limited Brum to 2 shots on target, and dominated proceedings throughout.   \n It was Wednesday's second win on the bounce, and means that in their last 6 they've won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1. In that time they've scored 12 and conceded 7.     \n The Opposition.     \n Sheffield currently sit 7th in the Championship, a point behind Ipswich and the playoffs. They're joint second top scorers - with Derby - having notched 35 goals so far in the campaign, but have conceded 27 (only 3 teams have conceded more in the top half of the table). The club changed hands in January this year, and the new owners are looking to improve on last season's mid table finish, and gain promotion.     \n At the end of June, Carlos Carvalhal was appointed as their manager. It is the Portuguese coach's first job in England. He's had brief stints in Turkey and Greece, but has mainly managed in his homeland, where he became the first manager in the country to take a third division side to the UEFA Cup after guiding Leixoes to the Portuguese Cup final. He's spent the last three years as Al Ahli's technical director.     \n Sheffield Wednesday's squad improved significantly over the summer, with loans for Jack Hunt (Palace) and mooted Boro target Gary Hooper (Norwich) and signings such as Barry Bannan (Palace), Forestieri (Watford) and Marco Matias &amp; Lucas Joao (both Nacional). Forestieri and Joao are the club's top scorers in the league this season, with 10 and 5 respectively.     \n Probable Line Up.     \n Well, with us missing the Blackburn game, Nugent's ban is still in effect for this game, which means Kike should start up top again. It also means that we don't have such a rush of games, our players won't be fatigued, and there's no need to rotate with almost a week until our next game at Derby. With that in mind, I imagine this will be the team AK picks, but he's likely got an ace up his sleeve.     \n      \n View From The Otherside.     \n Found them discussing team selection for our game on the OwlsTalk forum here:  Sheffield Wednesday Fan Forum    \n Interesting Sheffield Wednesday Facts     \n[align=left] Sheffield Wednesday began as The Wednesday Cricket Club in 1820. The name came from the day of the week when they played their matches due to the tradesmen having a half-day.  Known as The Owls as the club are located in an area of Sheffield that used to be known as Owlerton.  'Signed' James Lang - widely considered to be the first professional footballer - in 1876.  [/align] \n Other Noteworthy Fixtures.     \n Preston v Hull   \n Burnley v Bristol City   \n Brighton v Ipswich (Tuesday)   \n Leeds v Derby (Tuesday)     \n Talking Points.   \n[align=left]   \n Do you see us sticking with the same team?  Score predictions  Will we be top come Tuesday evening?  Where do we need to improve come January?  Are you off to the game?  [/align] "
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