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da spicy bet： Sheffield Wednesday crashed to defeat on Saturday afternoon meaning Garry Monk’s side are now winless in four straight matches.
Much of the talk during the international break was surrounding the club’s financial future after the EFL charged them for misconduct over the sale of their Hillsborough stadium to owner Dejphon Chansiri.
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No punishment has been confirmed as of yet, but it seems likely that a 12 point deduction is the minimum course of action, according to one football finance expert, at least.
Whether this news has had a significant impact on squad morale remains to be seen, although the Owls very nearly earned a draw at the league leaders, so make of that what you will.
Garry Monk made two changes after he was able to call upon a fully fit squad for the first time since he took over at the start of September.
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In came Julian Borner and Sam Hutchinson.
The latter has often been underappreciated at times in south Yorkshire, but his performance showed precisely why he’s a pivotal part of Monk’s midfield.
Per Sofascore, the 30-year-old anchorman put in a combative showing at either end of the pitch, recording three key passes, six tackles, and four interceptions, which was topped off by an 89% passing accuracy.
He also won 75% of his battles on the ground, which is mightily impressive considering he was tasked with keeping Matheus Pereira quiet, who scored three and assisted six before the game.
Hutchinson was sat at the base of midfield three with Barry Bannan and Kieran Lee in front of him, and it is a position that only he can really fulfil – no player records more tackles per game than he does, averaging 2.5 and the same goes for interceptions too, averaging 2 per game, via WhoScored.
As Wednesday were defeated, his performance isn’t going to be noticed as much as it should be, which is a shame as he deserves all the plaudits on his return to the side.
Unlike certain other members of the squad that potentially cost them at the Hawthorns.
Meanwhile, Garry Monk may be staring down the barrel at his toughest task yet thanks to one man…