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Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 English FA Cup | Third Round

by Alex Lawes · January 9 2026, 19:41
Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 English FA Cup | Third Round

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Crisis club Sheffield Wednesday could do with the funds as the Owls welcome Premier League high flyers Brentford to Hillsborough in South Yorkshire this weekend.

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Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford prediction

Sheffield Wednesday come into this one on the back of back-to-back 3-0 defeats to Preston North End and Queens Park Rangers to kick off the calendar year of 2026. The Owls, still in administration, have far bigger concerns off the pitch than on it, where they sit 32 points adrift of safety in the Championship.

They face a Brentford side that have not just surprised many by being more than safe in the Premier League but that are also in the hunt for the European spots, too. The Bees’ 3-0 hammering of Sunderland in midweek leaves the west Londoners sitting fifth in the table and just two points outside of the top four, remarkably.

Brentford have a deceptively large amount of depth, too, as shown by their EFL Cup run to the quarter-finals and, even if they rotate, should win this one quite comfortably.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford tip: Brentford to win -1 handicap

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