Feed off the crowd – Wade

WADE Elliott insists Cheltenham Town can feed off the sizeable Sheffield Wednesday crowd rather than feel intimidated by it when the Robins head to Hillsborough in League One this afternoon.

While three wins in their last four matches have seen Elliott’s men climb to 14th in the table, they are still well behind third-tier heavyweights Wednesday, who are third in the standings, and are backed by a huge following by the standards of League One.

Asked if Cheltenham just had play the game rather than the occasion, Elliott said: “There is a bit of both. Ultimately, when you step onto the pitch, it’s a green rectangle, the same as any other football pitch you’ve been on, but there are going to be 25-30,000 people there.

“If we can tap into that and feed off their energy, that could be a plus for us as well.

“Wednesday are good on set plays and they make a lot of chances. They were good at Plymouth and other night and probably should have won the game, in fairness. Plymouth’s goalkeeper played really well.

“They have a lot of attacking options and they can mix it up and change it. As you’d expect of Sheffield Wednesday at this level, they have a good squad.”

In League Two, Swindon have an away match at second-placed Stevenage.