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Team news for Saturday's League One clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth Argyle at Hillsborough.

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Sheffield Wednesday manager Gary Megson could name an unchanged side for the home clash with Plymouth.

The Owls secured their first win under Megson at Carlisle last week and the former Bolton boss has no new injury or suspension problems.

Midfielder Giles Coke is available again after a three-game ban but is expected to start on the substitutes' bench. Defenders Lewis Buxton (hamstring) and Jon Otsemobor (calf) remain sidelined.

Megson employed a 4-5-1 formation to good effect at Brunton Park, with Gary Teale and Chris Sedgwick out wide in midfield and Gary Madine operating as a lone striker against his former club.

Megson must decide whether to retain the same formation at Hillsborough and, should he revert to a 4-4-2, it is likely that teenage midfielder Liam Palmer would make way, with Clinton Morrison, Neil Mellor and Paul Heffernan vying for a place up front alongside Madine.

Wednesday currently lie in 16th place in the table, only six points above the relegation zone.

Plymouth will be without the suspended Chris Clark for the trip to Sheffield Wednesday.

The midfielder serves the first of his three-match ban for the straight red card he received in the 2-1 victory over Colchester on Saturday, a result which brought to an end a run of six successive defeats.

Left-back Jim Paterson suffered a knee injury in the game but has returned to training and will be available.

Defender Onismor Bhasera made a return from his own knee problem last weekend, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Paterson, and is likely to start on the bench again.

Winger Yala Bolasie was back in the starting line-up against the U's having missed the previous three games due to suspension and after impressing should also keep his place.

Midfielder Simon Walton has been given the go ahead to resume full training following the knee ligament injury he suffered in pre-season while on loan with Sheffield United and will likely get a game for the reserves next week.

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npower League 1

Position Team P GD PTS
1 Doncaster 46 18 84
2 Bournemth 46 23 83
3 Brentford 46 15 79
4 Yeovil 46 15 77
5 Sheff Utd 46 14 75
6 Swindon 46 33 74
7 Leyton Or 46 7 71
8 MK Dons 46 17 70
9 Walsall 46 7 68
10 Crawley 46 1 68
11 Tranmere 46 10 67
12 Notts Co 46 12 65
13 Crewe 46 -8 64
14 Preston 46 5 59
15 Coventry 46 7 55
16 Shrewsbury 46 -6 55
17 Carlisle 46 -21 55
18 Stevenage 46 -17 54
19 Oldham 46 -13 51
20 Colchester 46 -21 51
21 Scunthorpe 46 -24 48
22 Bury 46 -28 41
23 Hartlepool 46 -28 41
24 Portsmouth 46 -18 32

Updated Sat, 27 Apr 2013

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