High-flying Newcastle United will travel to Yorkshire to face off against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in an FA Cup third-round matchup.

Sheffield Wednesday defeated Morecambe by 2-0 and Mansfield Town by 2-1 to advance to the third round. They have won their previous three League One games, going unbeaten in their last nine games.

This season, Newcastle has only suffered one defeat in all competitions. Despite going undefeated in their last 15 games, they drew their most recent Premier League match against Arsenal 0-0.

Date and kickoff time

Saturday, January 7th, 2023

Kick-off time: 6:00 PM GMT, 7:00 PM CET.

Where to watch Sheffield Wednesday vs Newcastle United

The match will be available on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Web in the UK. In the US and Canada, it will be available on ESPN+ and Sportsnet World Now.

UK and Ireland: BBC iPlayer

US: ESPN+

Canada: Sportsnet World Now

Nigeria: SuperSport GOtv Football

Portugal: Sport TV Multiscreen

South Africa: SuperSport Variety 3

France: beIN Sports 2

Australia: Paramount+

Team News

Barry Bannan, a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday, missed the match against Cambridge United due to a fresh injury worry. The captain is unlikely to recover in time to play on Saturday. Therefore George Byers and Will Vaulks will probably start.

Key attackers Joelinton, Callum Wilson, and Miguel Almiron are all expected to be rested. Therefore Allan Saint-Maximin, who has only made substitute appearances since the Magpies returned from the World Cup break, is likely to play.

Sheffield Wednesday current form: 

D, D, W, W, W

Newcastle United’s current form:

W, W, W, D, D

Sheffield Wednesday’s possible starting lineup:

Dawson; Palmer, McGuinness, James; Mighten, Byers, Vaulks, Dele-Bashiru, Johnson; Windass, Smith

Newcastle United’s possible starting lineup:

Dubravka; Manquillo, Burn, Lascelles, Lewis; Longstaff, Anderson, Willock; Murphy, Wood, Saint-Maximin

Prediction

Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Newcastle United

Newcastle has a lot of talent and should have more than enough to win away, even with the vast majority of their important players expected to be rested.