Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle Betting Tips [7 January 2023]

Newcastle United are enjoying a good run in the season and will hope to extend it when they travel to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the FA Cup. Sheffield Wednesday, just like Newcastle United, are one of the high-flying sides in their respective leagues. The hosts are targeting promotion to the Championship and are well on course. They come into this game having gone unbeaten in normal time in their last 17 matches. They have already faced a Premier League side – Southampton in the League Cup, and lost on post-match penalties, and while they carry that experience with pride, this will be a different kind of game. Sheffield Wednesday will bank on the confidence they bring to this game having kept three clean sheets in the last four matches and scored two or more in the last three games. In their last match, they thrashed Cambridge United 5-0 and as they embark on a third straight home game, they will be eyeing the biggest shock of this round as they face one of the Premier League title contenders. Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in 11 straight home matches.

Newcastle United are coming from a 0-0 draw with Premier League table toppers Arsenal, which was their second straight game without scoring. They’ve drawn their last two games but come here with three wins in five matches. Their defensive solidity is well documented, having conceded the least in the Premier League this season – 11 goals. Newcastle United haven't conceded a goal in the last six matches, and have only let in two goals in the last 11 matches. Away from home they have a six-game unbeaten run and have only lost once all season in 11 matches. It is already six years since Newcastle United last played Sheffield Wednesday. Newcastle weren’t this good back then and there is a big gulf between the quality of players the two sides attract at the moment. The Magpies will be favoriotes to end their poor run against Sheffield Wednesday – they have no win in the last four competitive meetings. Sheffield United have three straight wins in their meetings.

Sheffield Wednesday are on a solid run, but here they will face a different kind of opposition. They come here unbeaten in 17 matches in normal time but they take on a much superior team which is also enjoying a good run. Newcastle are playing at a higher level and the quality of their players is way superior so for this Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United game, we will back the away side to win.