Team News
Sheffield Wednesday vrs Fulham
Championship Match Day 46 1617 at Hillsborough
Sunday 7th May 2017 KO: 12:00
Referee:
Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
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Carlos Carvalhal is expected to rest his star players against Fulham in preparation for Sheffield Wednesday's forthcoming play-off campaign.
Owls boss Carvalhal, named Championship manager of the month for April, saw his team guarantee themselves a top-six spot last weekend with a game to spare. When they did the same thing 12 months ago, the Portuguese treated the final game of the season at Wolves as a dead rubber.
Joe Wildsmith is likely to play in goal while other youngsters could be handed a chance.
Midfielder David Jones might be involved after illness while defender Sam Hutchinson is back in training after a calf injury and may be used from the bench late on.
Sheffield Wednesday have lost one of their last 19 league games against Fulham at Hillsborough (W10 D8).
Jordan Rhodes has scored in each of his three Football League starts against Fulham, netting three goals.
The Owls have won 15 league games at Hillsborough this season, their best tally in a second tier season since 1983-84 (16), when they won promotion the top-flight.
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Fulham will welcome back striker Chris Martin from suspension.
The on-loan Derby forward has completed a three-match ban after he was sent off at Norwich last month.
Defender Ragnar Sigurdsson could be unavailable again after he missed last weekend's draw against Brentford with a calf problem.
Boss Slavisa Jokanovic should otherwise have a full-strength squad to choose from.
Boss Slavisa Jokanovic could also look to make changes with the Cottagers all but guaranteed a sixth-placed finish.
Fulham would have to lose and Leeds would have to beat Wigan, while overturning a 13-goal swing, for the west London side to miss out.
The last time Fulham played Shefffield Wednesday at Hillsborough was in January of 2016 when we lost 2-1 in the FA Cup.
Fulham's 3-0 win at Hillsborough in December 1973 is their only clean sheet in 32 league visits there.
Fulham haven't won a league game in Sheffield since April 1985 (D3 L5), a win 1-0 over Sheffield United.
The Cottagers have scored 38 away league goals this season, their best tally since netting 41 in 2000-01, when they won the second tier.
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Source ESPN/BBCSport/GetWestLondon