Sheffield Wednesday v. QPR (8 March: Championship Match 37) [R]

[Atouk]

Sheffield Wednesday -- 22nd, 34 GP, -7 GD, 36 points
v.
QPR -- 15th, 36 GP, -4 GD, 45 points
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8 March 2008 15:00
Hillsborough
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Rangers News:

Rangers once-again return to the scene of the promotion party in 2004. Gavin Mahon is likely to miss again with a knee problem. Martin Rowlands is expected to be available, despite leaving the Coventry game on Wednesday with a knock.


The Opponent:

Wednesday is in a bit of turmoil as a takeover of the club is in progress. The Owls currently sit in the final relegation spot, four points behind Coventry, Preston, and Leicester with one game in hand on Coventry and two in hand on PNE & Leicester.

Jermaine Johnson begins a suspension for a red card received on Tuesday against West Brom. Adam Bolder must sit out as a condition of his loan deal from QPR. The BBC says "Owls manager Brian Laws is hoping wide man Wade Small passes a late fitness test on a hip injury, while defender Peter Gilbert (groin) is also doubtful."

[Atouk]

Blackstock and Stewart return to the starting lineup. Balanta and Rehman return to the bench. Mahon also returns to the bench, so must be sufficiently fit.

Hall is out of the lineup and not on the bench (suspended? injured? I don't remember). No Lee, either.

Starting XI: Camp; Delaney, Stewart, Mancienne, Connolly; Rowlands, Buzsaky, Leigertwood, Vine; Blackstock, Agyemang.

Bench: Pickens, Ephraim, Balanta, Rehman, Mahon.

[QPR Kevin H]

Tom Watt on BBC London said Fitz Hall is out injured.

Come on you RRRRRRRRs!

[MetroAnt]

Morning all.

Lets hope today is more exciting than Wednesday.

COME ON YOU R's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Atouk]

Thanks, Kevin. Yep, just heard about Hall's injury -- it's a groin injury.

On World, Chris Barker is sitting in do to some color commentary.

[Atouk]

G'morning, folks.

We're underway!

UUURRRRs!

[Atouk]

Barker says he's approaching full fitness and wishes there were more reserve games. He said he played in one two weeks ago and there isn't another one for two more weeks.

[QPR Kevin H]

Yes!!!! Delaney!!!!

[Atouk]

Great ball from Vine, tap-in from Delaney -- GOAL RANGERS!!

[MetroAnt]

1-0!!!! Was it Delaney?


It was!

[QPR Kevin H]

1-nil to the Superhoops!!!!

[QPR Kevin H]

Coventry and Burnley (at Stoke) have early leads in the Championship.

Now Preston lead at Charlton :eek:

[QPR Kevin H]

SO CLOSE! Agyemang puts a shot in off the post and into the keepers hands

[Atouk]

Agyemang hits the post. :eek:

Good work from Delaney to win the ball and feed it to Agyemang.

[QPR Kevin H]

Palace 1 Colchester 1

[QPR Kevin H]

No goals in the Premier League yet...zzzzzzzzzzzz

Granted, there are only 3 matches today

[Atouk]

Isn't Wednesday keeper Lee Grant the guy that Lee Camp was competing with at Derby for their starting job just after we had Camp on loan in the promotion season?

[QPR Kevin H]

I believe so. Then Stephen Bywater came into the picture up there as well. They seem to have had a ton of young keepers in their ranks over the past 5 years.

[QPR Kevin H]

Hull and Southampton now have 1 goals leads

[QPR Kevin H]

Commentators full of praise for Mancienne's first half performance