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John McDougall

Sheffield Wednesday's Bolton Wanderers expectation outlined as Owls receive injury boost

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore expects Bolton Wanderers to come at his side this weekend when the two sides clash.

The Owls make the journey from south Yorkshire to the University of Bolton Stadium seeking to solidify their place in the top six.

Wednesday won the reverse fixture narrowly 1-0 at Hillsborough in October thanks to Lee Gregory's strike.

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The Owls sit fifth in League One at present and will be seeking to make their place in the play-off positions more secure, while the midweek draw at home to Portsmouth realistically ended Bolton's top six aspirations this season.

All focus at Wanderers is finishing as high as possible this campaign with five matches left to play.

At times this season at Hillsborough, Wednesday have faced the prospect of having to break teams down who put men behind the ball.

But Moore expects Bolton and MK Dons, their next two games, to be different prospects and get after his side more.

He told YorkshireLive : "They will be different games.

"We have faced games at home where we have come up against a rearguard that has sat deep and put men behind the ball.

"I believe we have got two games coming up now where you won't see that. They are two teams that will come at us from the start and get after us from the start.

"It will be totally different from what we have experienced at home. Bolton and MK Dons will have their own purposes in the games.

"I don't envisage them being games where they will sit behind the ball. I think they will come at us and get after us more."

Moore is hopeful Liam Palmer could be available for first team duty when they visit Wanderers this Saturday. The versatile defender has resumed full training after recovering from a minor knock.

"He is the one that is next in line who potentially be back involved and in and around it for next weekend," he added.

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