Ipswich Town: Lowdown on Sheff Weds ahead of Championship clash
Ross Halls is joined by Ash from The Wednesday Week podcast to get the lowdown on Sheffield Wednesday ahead of their Championship clash with Ipswich Town at Hillsborough.
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Town midfielder Jack Taylor returns on Saturday to the scene of what he calls “the worst day of my career as a professional footballer” and is aiming for a very different outcome this time round.
The former Peterborough player is still haunted by the memory of their trip to Hillsborough at the end of last season when, against all odds, the Owls performed something of a miracle to wipe out the 4-0 deficit from the play-off semi-final, first leg, only six days earlier, a game in which Taylor had opened the scoring.
Posh were reeling after a 5-1 mauling that levelled the tie on aggregate and after no further goals in extra-time it was the home side who triumphed 5-3 on penalties to book their place in the Wembley final, where they beat Barnsley 1-0 to clinch promotion and join Town in the Championship.
Asked about the play-off games against Wednesday, Taylor said: “The first one was really good and the second really bad!
“It came as a bit of a surprise up there and I don’t think I could tell you just how electric the atmosphere was that night.
“For their players it must have been so much easier to get going, but we were kind of stunned a little bit. But there’s no doubt we should have done better than we did.
“I can’t dwell on that. I’m here now and it will be a different story on Saturday. Having that experience will help me because I know what to expect now. The fans are going to get behind their side and we’ve got to be ready for their style of play, whatever that might be on the day.
“I have said to a couple of the lads that I do want a bit of redemption going there this weekend. It was definitely the worst day of my career as a footballer, so I want to go there and create some happier memories.”
