Iorfa starts: The predicted Sheffield Wednesday XI to face Bristol Rovers tonight | OneFootball

Sheffield Wednesday host Bristol Rovers this evening in aiming to reduce the gap between themselves and the automatic promotion places.

Ipswich Town and Plymouth Argyle both tasted victory by a single goal margin on Tuesday evening, creating a six-point cushion on Wednesday in third place.

The Owls were held to a 1-1 draw at Lincoln City on Saturday despite having the better of the game and will be determined to make amends by racking up a comfortable scoreline against an in-form Bristol Rovers side.

Ben Heneghan is a doubt after coming off injured at Sincil Bank but Will Vaulks is expected to feature, while Reece James, Dennis Adeniran and Akin Famewo remain sidelined.

Here, we are predicting one change from the line-up that took a share of the spoils at Lincoln to take on the Gas at Hillsborough…

Darren Moore has begun to settle on a regular starting XI in the last month or so, which is easier said than done when he is managing such a large squad.

There are players in the Owls’ second string that would likely command starting berths in the Championship and dealing with their expectations and frustration may be one of Moore’s toughest tasks at the helm.

George Byers, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Mallik Wilks will all be pushing for a start; however, Moore may be comfortable largely sticking with the side that created enough chances to win the game at Sincil Bank.

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The one alteration being Dominic Iorfa stepping in for Heneghan due to injury at the heart of the side’s defensive trio.