Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County injury news as 6 ruled out and 5 doubtful

Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday meet at Hillsborough on Sunday with the Rams aiming to secure a play-off spot ahead of seventh-placed Peterborough United.

Ahead of the crucial fixture between the sides, we took a look at both teams’ injury situation to see who might be missing from the starting XI come kick-off.

Derby County

The Rams have been lucky with injuries during the run in to the end of the season. Paul Warne’s side are virtually all fully fit apart from James Chester and Tony Springett, two players that haven’t made appearances for the first team for a long period of time.

However, Paul Warne has hinted at his concern for a couple of unnamed starters. According to BBC Derby Sport, at his press conference on Friday morning, Warne revealed that two players missed training due to smaller injuries, he didn’t reveal who they were but did tell BBC Derby Sport: “I hope for them both to be available, but at this time I’m dubious on both.”

All will seemingly be revealed on Sunday when Warne announces his starting XI for the crucial game at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday

Darren Moore’s side have been slightly more unlucky with injuries than the Rams, especially more recently.

They have multiple injury concerns including Liam Palmer who has played more minutes than any other Owls player this season. The defender came off the field in their last game against Shrewsbury with what was suspected to be cramp, there has been no indication whether or not he’ll be fit for Sunday.

Full-backs Reece James and Jack Hunt could also be doubtful for Sunday’s clash with the Rams. They both haven’t played for over four weeks with an impact injury and muscle injury respectively.

The biggest absence from Darren Moore’s side could be Josh Windass. The attacker made the League One team of the season and has 11 goals and four assists to his name this season. A foot injury led to him missing nine games before he came on for a couple of minutes at the end of their last game against Shrewsbury.

It is likely that Windass could make an appearance against the Rams but more likely this will be coming on from the bench.

Additionally, George Byers, Akin Famewo, Ben Henegan and Malik Wilks will all be unavailable as they have all suffered season-ending injuries.