Alan Sheehan | We have to be ready to go toe-to-toe with a dangerous opponent

Alan Sheehan has warned Swansea City they face a dangerous opponent and must be ready for a hard-fought battle when they face Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough this afternoon.

The Owls have endured a difficult summer off the pitch with financial issues seeing staff and players go unpaid, a number of senior players leave and the club facing EFL sanctions.

But they have shown plenty of fight on the pitch, fighting back from two goals down to draw with Wrexham last weekend, before knocking top-flight Leeds out of the Carabao Cup.

And head coach Sheehan expects a stern test as the Swans hit the road for the first time since the opening game of the season.

“They’re a massive football club, it’s always a tough place to go and I expect nothing different on Saturday,” said Sheehan. 

“They’ve had a really good week. They have some momentum, they got something out of the Wrexham game from 2-0 down and then made a lot of changes and beat Leeds to get through to the next round.

“They’re a team that has quality, and will be very difficult to play against and we have to control what we can control and go there and try and put our stamp on the game. 

“They are a very dangerous opponent, when you go to Hillsborough you do not get an easy game, you have to earn the right. We will have to ready ourselves for this challenge and face it as we would every Championship test.

“I understand the difficulties they’re having in the football club but on the pitch it’s different.”