- 1 Sheffield Wednesday vs Accrington Stanley: one point between Accrington and the knockout rounds
- 2 Sheffield Wednesday: through already, with a new manager and six players missing
- 3 Accrington Stanley: ninth in League Two, unbeaten in the group, and short of four players
- 4 Free Football Prediction: Sheffield Wednesday vs Accrington Stanley
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Sheffield Wednesday vs Accrington Stanley: one point between Accrington and the knockout rounds
One point at Hillsborough on Wednesday night guarantees Accrington Stanley a place in the EFL Trophy knockout rounds. John Doolan’s side have four points from two games in Northern Group A, three more than both Salford City and Sunderland U21.
Sheffield Wednesday are already through with six points from six. They won 2-1 at Salford on 22 September and beat Sunderland U21 2-0 at Hillsborough on 6 October, so their own place in the next round doesn’t depend on this game.
Kick-off is at 19:00 UK time on Wednesday 11 November at Hillsborough. Salford and Sunderland U21 meet in the other final-round game, and either of them could still overtake Accrington if Doolan’s side lose.
Accrington’s four points came from two draws, both won on penalties. They drew 3-3 with Sunderland U21 on 22 September and won the shootout 3-1, then drew 1-1 with Salford on 6 October, Tutonda equalising in the eighth minute of stoppage time before a 5-4 shootout win.
Wednesday have a new manager. Dave Challinor takes charge of his second game after Henrik Pedersen left and Matt Hamshaw had a spell as caretaker, and his first ended in a 2-1 extra-time FA Cup defeat at Oldham on Sunday.
The recent head-to-head belongs to Wednesday, with three wins and a draw in the last four meetings, the latest a 3-0 win at Hillsborough on 10 April 2023. The 3-2 win at Accrington in November 2021 is the closest to the open game we expect here.
Sheffield Wednesday: through already, with a new manager and six players missing 
Wednesday are ninth in League One and have one win from their last six matches. That was a 5-0 against AFC Wimbledon, followed by 2-0 defeats to Notts County and Doncaster and 1-1 draws with Cambridge and Blackpool.
Sunday’s cup exit at Oldham went to extra time and cost them their goalkeeper. Ashley Maynard-Brewer was forced off, and he joins Joe Lumley, Liam Cooper, Tyler Onyango, Louie Barry and Ali Al-Hamadi on the absentee list.
Challinor is expected to rotate. Bannan and Slattery may be rested after 120 minutes on Sunday, while Di’Shon Bernard could keep his place as he builds up minutes after a long-term injury.
Several younger players are pushing for starts: Kieran Morrison, Sean Fusire, Jarvis Thornton and Ernie Weaver. Trueman is the likely goalkeeper, with Weaver, Santos and Bernard in a back three.
The win at Salford came from behind. Woodburn put Salford ahead on 34 minutes at Moor Lane, and Wednesday turned it round with second-half goals on 55 and 77 minutes.
The Trophy has suited Wednesday so far. Keillor-Dunn and Lowe, from the penalty spot, scored at Salford, and Heskey and Bannan, off the bench, got the goals against Sunderland U21.
They conceded once in those two games, at Salford. A changed side with two goalkeepers missing gives Accrington more of a chance to score.
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Accrington Stanley: ninth in League Two, unbeaten in the group, and short of four players 
Accrington are ninth in League Two and haven’t lost a Trophy game in 90 minutes. Their only defeat in the last six matches came in the FA Cup first round on Saturday, 2-0 against Wycombe. That ended a five-game unbeaten run in the league.
The league run before that was steady: a 0-0 with Oldham, a 3-1 win over Gillingham, 1-1 draws with York and Northampton, and a 5-0 win over Rochdale. They scored in four of those six games.
The Trophy goals have come from several places. Warren, Stockton and Mols scored in the 3-3 with Sunderland U21, and Tutonda’s late equaliser against Salford came deep into stoppage time.
Doolan has injury problems. Charlie Caton is out, Seamus Conneely, Liam Coyle and Josh Woods have recent injuries, and Kelsey Mooney and Isaac Sinclair haven’t played this season.
The expected side has Moulden in goal behind a three of Matthews, Rawson and Anderson, with Darcy behind Warren and Walto in attack. Mols and Borland are likely in midfield.
Accrington have conceded four in two Trophy games, three of them to Sunderland U21, where Ogunsuyi, Proctor and Tuterov all scored. Udoh’s 51st-minute goal for Salford had them losing in the second game until Tutonda equalised eight minutes into stoppage time. Their results in this competition have been level games settled by penalties, and a draw is all they need on Wednesday.
Probable lineup Sheffield Wednesday: Trueman; Weaver, Santos, Bernard; Fusire, Heskey, Thornton, Liongola; Morrison, Lowe, Gray
Probable lineup Accrington Stanley: Moulden; Matthews, Rawson, Anderson; Whalley, Mols, Borland, Grant; Darcy; Warren, Walto
Free Football Prediction: Sheffield Wednesday vs Accrington Stanley
Our prediction: Both teams to score
We’re backing both sides to score. Accrington scored in both of their Trophy games and in four of their last six overall, and they face a rotated Wednesday side with Maynard-Brewer and Lumley both out.
Wednesday have scored four goals in two Trophy games and put five past AFC Wimbledon in the league. With younger players pushing for a start and nothing to protect, we expect them to play the game on the front foot at home.
The risk to this pick is Accrington needing only a point, which could push them into a deep block. Their two group games still finished 3-3 and 1-1, and the November 2021 meeting at Accrington finished 3-2. We’d expect goals at both ends again.
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