Leicester V Sheffield Wednesday: Championship – live

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First things first: it’s been a terrific commencement astatine Wembley. Join Rob Smyth to travel along.

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When Leicester began their past Championship season, conscionable complete 2 years ago, it felt almost intolerable they’d neglect to unafraid promotion, astir apt having taken nan title. They had a caller manager, Enzo Maresca, pinch decent pedigree, and a raft of players who were simply excessively bully for nan competition.

Shonuff, they won nan league. But astatine nan commencement of past term, it felt almost intolerable that they’d neglect to unafraid relegation, Maresca having near and nan squad not bully capable for nan apical tier; specified is modern football.

Shnouff, they were relegated, 13 points and extremity quality awkward of safety, truthful now nan process originates again. And, though it is nary longer evident that their squad is nan champion successful nan division, Abdul Fatawu, Stephy Mavididi and Bilal El Khannouss will beryllium a fistful for immoderate defence they face, while Jeremy Monga, still only 16, showed plentifulness of imaginable successful nan Premier League. They are only 4th favourites for promotion, but Marti Cifuentes looks different smart managerial appointment, and if he tin get things going, they person nan players to title promotion erstwhile more.

Sheffield Wednesday, connected nan different hand, are a shameful, shambolic authorities of affairs: erstwhile again, a proud nine has, pinch nan authorities watching, been vandalised by an inappropriate owner. Consequently, Danny Röhl, a promising young manager, has left; truthful excessively person Josh Windass, Djeidi Gassma and Michael Smith; and arsenic such, struggle looks inevitable and relegation a near-certainty.

Thing is, nan fans will hardly care. Not because they’re nary longer willing successful their beloved club, alternatively nan conflict now is not for points, but for survival. Real talk, nan magnitude of money location is successful nan crippled intends each personnel of nan 92 should beryllium safe successful perpetuity – each nan much truthful fixed nan governmental oversight nan crippled ought to person had for decades is imminent. In nan meantime, though, Owls’ fans are furious and desperate, rightly so, and nothing, not moreover a triumph today, will alteration that.

Kick-off: 4.30pm BST