Villa want to get off to a flyer against Owls
ROBERTO DI MATTEO is keen to make the perfect start to his reign as Aston Villa boss by taking all three points from his side’s curtainraiser at Sheffield Wednesday this afternoon.
The new boys in the season-long switch to Sky Bet Championship Hillsborough could travel to Hillsborough rekindle his form. buoyed by the recent “It’s been quite a while signing of striker Ross since I’ve had a good run McCormack, who scored of first-team football and 23 goals for Fulham last I need that to get back to season. where I want to be,” he
New Villa boss Di said. Matteo is wary of the “When the opportunity threat posed by the Owls, came up to join Sheffield who lost to Hull in last Wednesday, I jumped at season’s play-off final, but it. I want to make an is targeting maximum impact in every game.” points in South Yorkshire. Elsewhere, Garry
He said: “It’s a tough Monk will take charge of start away at Sheffield his first Leeds match Wednesday, but we’re when his side travel to looking forward to it. Loftus Road to face QPR
“Pre-season is over in today’s early kick-off. now and we have done all The former Swansea the work that we could boss became the club’s do in that period. seventh manager since
“Now it’s great that the owner Massimo Cellino competitive games are took over at Elland Road starting. in April 2014 following
“Wednesday are a good the dismissal of Steve team and they have made Evans in May. some good additions. Monk will look to
“They are a real tough rebuild his reputation at test. But we want the Leeds and has used his points. There are 45 connections from the games after this but we Welsh club to bring in want to get off to a good Matt Grimes, Kyle start.” Bartley and former
The Owls will be team-mate Pablo boosted by the news that Hernandez to improve goalkeeper Keiren on last season’s Westwood has penned a 13th-place finish. deal and will stay at the In the opposite dugout, club for another three Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink years, as well as the will hope to get the better signing of Will Buckley on of one of his old teams. loan from Premier The former Leeds League side Sunderland. favourite spent two years
Buckley has found in West Yorkshire and regular football hard to made his international come by on Wearside debut during that time since joining in 2014 but but will still be looking to the winger is sure a take maximum points.