Overview
- Kick-off is at 15:00 GMT on Saturday, 10 January 2026 at Hillsborough in Sheffield.
- The match will not be shown live in the UK due to the Saturday 3pm broadcast blackout.
- Referee Josh Smith will take charge and VAR will not be in operation for this fixture.
- Brentford sit fifth in the Premier League and are without AFCON call-ups Frank Onyeka and Dango Ouattara plus injured Fábio Carvalho, Josh Dasilva and Antoni Milambo, with reports indicating rotation that could rest Igor Thiago and hand starts to Caoimhin Kelleher, Keane Lewis-Potter, Reiss Nelson and Mikkel Damsgaard.
- Sheffield Wednesday enter winless in 19 across all competitions, are 32 points from safety, and face an extensive injury list that includes Di’Shon Bernard, Liam Cooper and Max Lowe, with further issues such as Dominic Iorfa’s concern and Harry Amass returning to Manchester United.