Sunderland haven’t won at Hillsborough since Keane as Owls seek playoff revenge

Sheffield Wednesday will be out for revenge when they host Sunderland in the Carabao Cup first round tonight live on talkSPORT 2.

The Owls saw their Championship dreams dashed back in May after they were beaten by the Black Cats in the League One play off semi-finals.

Sunderland went on to beat Wycombe at Wembley to return to the second division where they have since gone unbeaten in their first two games.

However, Alex Neil’s side boast a miserable record away at Wednesday, having not tasted victory since Roy Keane was in charge.

Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland: talkSPORT commentary

This Carabao Cup first round clash will take place on Tuesday, August 10.

talkSPORT 2 will have exclusive live coverage of the game at Hillsborough with kick off scheduled for 7:45pm.

Commentary will come from Jim Proudfoot and Sheffield United Women’s manager Neil Redfearn.

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Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland: Team news

Sheffield Wednesday: Dawson, Palmer, Iorfa, Heneghan, James, Brown, Byers, Bakinson, Adeniran, Paterson, Gregory

Substitutes: Stockdale, Ihiekwe, Johnson, A Hunt, Bannan, Dele-Bashiru. Vaulks, Cook, Sow

Sunderland: Bass, Winchester, Wright, Hume, Alese, O’Nien, Matete, Sohna, Embleton, Diamond, Roberts

Substitutes: Patterson, Cirkin, Batth, Simms, Gooch, Clarke, Neil, Spellman, Kelly

Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland: What has been said?

“These type of competitions early in the season are really, really important,” Sunderland boss Alex Neil said.

“The difficulty I have on people who are starting or not starting, on the bench or not on the bench, sometimes the difference between a starter or a non-starter is so marginal it’s ridiculous.

“It might just be an inkling I have, it might just be body language in a training session.

“When it gets to this stage it’s really important for those lads to put their best selves forward and show what they can do because this is their opportunity not only to show me, but the fans, the club, everyone that they deserve to be in the starting 11.”

Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland: Match facts

• Sunderland have progressed from 13 of their last 16 League Cup ties against non-Premier League opposition, including four last season before they lost 5-1 to Arsenal in the quarter-final.
• Sheffield Wednesday were eliminated in the first round of the League Cup last season, last going out at that stage in consecutive seasons in 1974-75 and 1975-76.
• Sunderland haven’t won any of their last three away games against Sheffield Wednesday in all competitions since a 4-2 win in January 2007 under Roy Keane.
• This is the third League Cup meeting between Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland, with the Owls winning both games in 2001-02 and 2018-19.