Sheffield Wednesday head coach Jos Luhukay has told the club website that Joe Wildsmith will be in goal for Thursday night’s Carabao Cup match against Sunderland.
One of the most controversial issues at Hillsborough right now revolves around who is playing in goal. Keiren Westwood has been regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the division and was widely expected to return to being the number one following his lengthy lay-off last season. However Luhukay has decided otherwise with him choosing Dawson to start in their first two matches of the season.
Now though with a Carabao Cup game against Sunderland coming up on Thursday night, some have been wondering who will play in that game. Luhukay has confirmed that it will not be Westwood but instead Wildsmith will get his chance to impress as the starting keeper. He also went on to say that Westwood will be the third choice this season and he will have wait until something happened to the two youngsters to get his chance.
He said: “I’ve have tried to be clear about the situation.”
“With the goalkeepers, we have spoken to them and they are clear.”
“We made the decision after pre-season to start with Cammy in the goal in the Championship.”
“Joe Wildsmith will be in the cup and will play on Thursday at Sunderland.”
“Keiren Westwood is number three and must wait for his chance if something happens to Joe or Cammy. That is the situation.”
“From January I have been working with two young very talented goalkeepers, 22 and 23, who have also the future for the club.”
“They have been here a very long time and they have made a fantastic job in the last five months.”
“Joe Wildsmith has been fantastic for us in the league and Cammy was excellent in the cups.”
“I let him play in the league the last three games of last season with a view of finding out if he is a goalkeeper who can start from the beginning.”
“Joe had a little bit more experience, Cammy not so much but these two goalkeepers can play for Sheffield Wednesday for a long, long time.”
