Results tagged “Sheffield Wednesday”

Chris O'Grady's late thunderbolt saw West Ham knocked out of the FA Cup at Sheffield Wednesday.

O'Grady slammed home an 88th minute strike past Hammers keeper Ruud Boffin from 12 yards to give the League One side a deserved victory in the third round tie.

West Ham FA Cup third round tie at Sheffield Wednesday will take place on Sunday, January 8.

The match was moved back 24 hours on police advice to avoid a clash with Sheffield United, who have also been drawn at home. West Ham's game will kick off at 3pm.

Charlton's new centre-back Michael Morrison said he and his teammates have to stop conceding set-piece goals if they want promotion this season.

He was speaking after the Addicks were held to a 1-1 draw in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Monday night.

Charlton have added another new signing to their ranks after snapping up Sheffield Wednesday defender Michael Morrison for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old has penned a three-year deal and is the Addick's 11th senior signing of the summer as manager Chris Powell looks to take the club out of League One next season.

After years of infighting, the Charlton faithful seem to have finally found something to agree on - Chris Powell for manager.

The Addicks playing legend seems to have crept to top of the heavily volatile betting list for next manager and the fans are starting to believe.

Charlton put the nightmare of the Brighton defeat at The Valley behind them with a convincing display and three points against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

It was just a fortnight since the Addicks were beaten 4-0 by the league leaders, but it was a completely different performance which saw them hold off the Yorkshire side.

Big game action at The Valley this weekend as Charlton entertain fellow-promotion hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday.

It's the first time in the sides have met in the third tier of the English league, with all other 40 matches played in the top two divisions.

Normal service resumed for Charlton at Hillsborough on Saturday as the Addicks crashed to a 4-1 defeat.

Manager Phil Parkinson was hopeful of continuing where they left against Norwich in the FA Cup last week, but it was a disappointing day all round for the travelling fans.

After ending their 18-match winless run at Norwich, Charlton go into Saturday's match looking to shake a couple more monkeys off their back.

It's been 17 leagues games since they won and, maybe even more worrying, 57 weeks since the south-east Londoners won two matches in a row.

Nigel Seeley - the Wizard of Odds - gives some top tips on where to place your bets this week, with the FA Cup taking centre stage.

I hope everybody had a fantastic Christmas and now we must start the New Year running with some winners.

CHARLTON face Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday without defender Jon Fortune.

The centre-back is out for between four to fix weeks after damaged a medial ligament in the match at Nottingham Forest.