The Carabao Cup continues with this intriguing last 16 match between Premier League Brentford and EFL Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.
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Our Three Predictions For Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
- Prediction 1 – Brentford to Win 9/25
- Prediction 2 – Over 2.5 Goals Scored
- Prediction 3 – Both Teams to Score 19/25
First Prediction For Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday – Brentford To Win 9/25
Premier League Brentford go into this game in high spirits after winning a seven goal thriller last Saturday against Ipswich Town. The last minute goal was just another in a sequence of home results that has the Bees unbeaten at home this season across all competitions. Obviously coming in as a Premier League team sets them up as favourite for this Carabao Cup tie, and with a place in the last 8 and the Wembley Stadium arch looming in the horizon, this should be incentive enough to avoid a potential banana skin. Sheffield Wednesday have picked up two away wins in the Championship recently against relegation rivals, so will put up a decent fight, but could find this game a challenge too far, even against a much changed Bees side.
Second Prediction For Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday – Over 2.5 Goals Scored
If it is goals you like to see then the Community Stadium is the place to be this season. Their last two home games have seen no less than 15 goals scored, a 5-3 win over Wolves, followed by their last gasp 4-3 win this past weekend. Overall Brentford have scored 18 goals at home so far, an average of 3 per game. They also let in their fair share too. Wednesday will look to keep up their away scoring form, scoring twice in their last two trips on the road, and have even smashed five past Grimsby Town back in August. With a habit of scoring early, Brentford will aim to do so again, and this will open the game up.
Third Prediction For Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday – Both Teams To Score
Brentford have only been held goalless once so far this season, a 2-0 reverse at Liverpool. They had an uncanny knack for scoring in the opening minute of games, and those fast starts have led to more and more goals. They will look to be quick off the mark again in this Cup tie. Sheffield Wednesday have been slower off the mark, but have only failed to bag a goal in six outings so far. Should there be an early goal again, this will only fire up the opposition and both should hit the back of the net in what could be a free scoring game.
Best Odds For Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
| Bookmaker | Brentford Win | Draw | Sheffield Wednesday Win |
| MyriadPlay | 9/25 | 15/4 | 119/20 |
| Gentleman Jim | 4/11 | 15/4 | 6/1 |
| Betarno | 39/100 | 41/10 | 59/10 |
Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results and Head To Head
This has all the makings of a classic Cup tie. Both teams have had big wins at the weekend and grabbed vital points in their push away from the bottom of their respective divisions. Brentford are one of the most prolific scoring sides in the country, and their claim to have a world record of scoring in the first minute of four consecutive games. Thomas Frank will want nothing more than a deep Cup run to bring further confidence into his squad. He will make changes, as do most Premier League teams, but the strength of depth as well as those incoming players making a claim to first team spots should prove too much against Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. Danny Rohl is once again bringing some free flowing attacking football to the Hillsborough outfit. The two wins away from home over the past fortnight will have them in good spirit and they will have some moments to cause a shock. This is just the type of game that shouts out as an upset in the making, but the gap in class between Premier League an Championship should ultimately show.
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Where To Watch Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
- Location: GTech Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford, London.
- Date and Time: 29 October, 8pm GMT
- This match will be broadcast on Sky Sports+
Probable Lineups For Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
Probable Lineup for Brentford
Team: Valdimarsson; Roerslev, van den Berg, Mee, Meghoma; Trevitt, Norgaard, Yarmolyuk; Carvalho, Schade, Damsgaard.
Manager: Thomas Frank
Probable Lineup for Sheffield Wednesday
Team: Beadle; Palmer, Bernard, Famewo; Valentin, Charles, Bannan, Lowe; Musaba, Windass; Smith.
Manager: Danny Rohl
Media Centre – News About Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
'In it goes from Mbeumo, astonishing' 🙌
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) October 26, 2024
Bryan's late winner 👇 pic.twitter.com/DROqVv64i9
Ballers 👑 pic.twitter.com/HPAVRuOBUv
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) October 27, 2024
DR 💬 "We won and especially in the way we won, coming from behind, this is fantastic.”#PORSHW
— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) October 25, 2024
"I was shouting 'don't shoot'" 🤣
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) October 26, 2024
Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan reacts to Michael Smith's stunner against Pompey last night 💥 pic.twitter.com/Izr9UTMqOM
