Sheffield Wednesday defender Dominic Iorfa was out of the squad during open training due to a cut on his ankle but will be fit for the clash against West Brom. confirmed.
Sheffield Wednesday prepare for another challenging Championship match this weekend as they head south to take on West Brom at The Hawthorns.
SWFC have found more luck on the road this season, but they will face it as underdogs once again. Henrik Pedersen’s threadbare squad has been hit by injuries and fans were a little worried when Dominic Iorfa was seen training away from the rest of the squad during an open session.
However, in conversation with De Sterthe man from Sheffield Wednesday has moved to address these concerns. The 28-year-old revealed he has a cut on his ankle and was only doing non-contact work as a result, but is expected to train normally ahead of the match and remain available for selection.
“Everything is fine, I just took on a challenge this weekend: a cut on my ankle,” said Iorfa. “It’s nothing to worry about, but I just stayed to the side because I didn’t want any contact.”
Welcome injury reassurance from Sheffield Wednesday man Dominic Iorfa
Sheffield Wednesday is not exactly blessed with depth in many places on the pitch, but the central defender in particular is bare.
As far as central defenders are concerned, Iorfa is one of only three. Gabriel Otegbayo and Di’Shon Bernard are the others, and the last one is injured. Youngster Ernie Weaver had proven to be a great talent, but was sidelined for a long time when Joe Emery came to the bench.
Max Lowe has been deployed almost exclusively as a left centre-back this season, having spent much of his career as a full-back or wing-back. Versatile, tough Liam Palmer has also functioned as part of a back three, seeing action in both midfield and on his usual right side.
Losing Iorfa to injury would be a real blow, so this update will be welcome reassurance. His exclusion from contact training should mean he is fit and ready to start at The Hawthorns.
Dominic Iorfa’s stats for 2025/26
| Games | Goals | Tackles | Duels won |
| 12 | 1 | 23 | 90 |
Sheffield Wednesday are looking for a result amid off-field joy
Sheffield Wednesday entered government last Friday and now has hope for a better future.
It brought an immediate deduction of 12 points and their long list of regulatory breaches means they are likely to be further sidelined in the future. However, it is considered a prize worth being beyond Dejphon Chansiri’s control.
However, Pedersen still has an uphill battle ahead of him to get results from this SWFC side. The campaign will be long and tough, with the best days on the pitch far away in the Owls’ future.
Nevertheless, the Dane will be keen to get another fighting performance from his squad as a reward for the support shown by the fans since Chansiri’s departure was confirmed.
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