Sheffield Wednesday face a huge FA Cup challenge on Saturday when Premier League high-flyers Brentford visit Hillsborough.
The hosts are enjoying a torrid campaign and currently sit 32 points behind safety with a negative points tally. Conversely, the Bees rise in fifth place and are fresh from a convincing win against Sunderland. Despite the gap in the division, Wednesday will hope to avenge last season’s penalty shootout against the same opposition.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford – FA Cup Preview and team news
- Date: Saturday January 10, 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
- Location: Hillsborough, Sheffield
- Referee: Jos Smit
- US: Not in operation
- Last meeting: Brentford 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday (5–4 at pins), 29 October 2024, EFL Cup
Team news
Sheffield Wednesday
Henrik Pedersen continues to lead a threadbare side due to a huge injury list including Di’Shon Bernard, Ernie Weaver, Liam Cooper, Max Lowe, Nathaniel Chalobah, Olaf Kobacki and George Brown. Defensively, Dominic Iorfa is a new concern, and the Owls have lost key man Harry Amass, who returned to parent club Manchester United. Pedersen is expected to lean heavily on youth and is likely to rest veteran prospects Barry Bannan and Bailey Cadamarteri after a grueling winter spell.
Brentford
Keith Andrews is expected to shake up his pack despite taking the competition “really seriously”. The Bees are without Frank Onyeka and Dango Ouattara due to Africa Cup of Nations commitments, while Fábio Carvalho, Josh Dasilva and Antoni Milambo remain sidelined with injuries. The fit-again Reiss Nelson is set to start, with teenage winger Romelle Donovan still in line for quite a few minutes. Star striker Igor Thiago, fresh off back-to-back hat-tricks, may be rested to protect a minor tap-in.
Form
Sheffield Wednesday
The Owls head into FA Cup action looking for a first win in all competitions since mid-September. They are currently winless in their last 19 games and have conceded a whopping 51 goals in the Championship this season. However, Wednesday have a strong recent history in this particular round, having played six of their last seven games in the third round before last season’s shootout defeat to Coventry.
Brentford
Brentford arrive in South Yorkshire as one of the Premier League’s best sides, having won four of their last five games. They currently boast the highest xG per shot (0.18) in UEFA’s top five competitions this season. The Bees in particular have struggled at this exact stage recently, being knocked out in the third round in each of the past three seasons.
Predicted lineups
Sheffield Wednesday predicted XI: Charles; Palmer, Otegbayo, McGhee; Fusire, Shipston, Alao, Johnson; Redmond, McNeill, Moses
Brentford predicted XI: Kelleher; Hickey, Pinnock, Van Den Berg, Henry; Jensen, Henderson; Nelson, Damsgaard, Peart-Harris; Lewis Potter
How to watch Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford?
The match will not be broadcast live in Britain due to the blackout on Saturday at 3pm.
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