Alterations were expected from the Owls boss after Wednesday’s run of form before the international break, but his hand has also been forced with regards to unavailability and recent international returns ahead of the visit of QPR.
Josh Windass returns to the XI after missing out at Millwall, while there is also a return to the starting line-up for Marvin Johnson, but one of the most eye-opening decisions is that Olaf Kobacki has been handed his first start in the Championship since joining the club over the summer – there’s no place for Djeidi Gassama or Anthony Musaba.
Speaking ahead of this tie, Röhl, spoke of how he was hoping to see a ‘step forward’ from his side after a rocky patch, insisting that his eyes were on the future.
“Success is not always a straight line up,” he said. “You have ups and downs and we will learn from this point and I am convinced we will take a huge step forward on Saturday… I know the results and I know we cannot be happy because our demanding is higher.
“But it is not the right moment to look too much in the wrong direction. It’s the reason I don’t want to speak too much about the past, it is about the QPR game and looking forward. I am convinced we can make the next step forward on Saturday, what that means exactly we can speak after the game but I think we will make a good step forward.”
Here’s how the two teams line up –
Wednesday XI:
Beadle, Valery, Palmer, Ihiekwe, Famewo, Johnson, S. Charles, Bannan, Kobacki, Windass, Ugbo
QPR XI:
Nardi, Hevertton, Cook, Dunne, Paal, Field, Colback, Madsen, Dembele, Andersen, Frey
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