{"id":1169552,"date":"2026-08-26T01:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1169552\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T01:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:48:19","slug":"sheffield-wednesday-forward-harry-gray-forced-off-with-head-injury-after-nasty-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1169552\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday forward Harry Gray forced off with head injury after nasty fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield Wednesday&#8217;s Harry Gray suffered a head injury on Tuesday night after a nasty fall during their clash with Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>Gray had to be treated by medical staff and was eventually substituted after appearing to hit his head on the floor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harry Gray is tackled for Sheffield Wednesday\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-gray-sheffield-wednesday-tackled-1103364211.jpg\" data-caption=\"Gray suffered a nasty injury against Wolves in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-gray-sheffield-wednesday-tackled-1103364211.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Gray suffered a nasty injury against Wolves in the Carabao Cup on TuesdayCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old forward, who is on loan at Hillsborough from <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113088\/leeds-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a>, was reported to be responsive following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He suffered the injury in the final five minutes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/carabao-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carabao Cup<\/a> second-round match that <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113211\/wolverhampton-wanderers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolves<\/a> won 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist for the Sheffield Star, Alex Miller, wrote on X: &#8220;Harry Gray has been taken off with a head injury. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexJPMiller\/status\/2092348590240731141?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[He] landed awkwardly and bashed his head (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">[He] landed awkwardly and bashed his head<\/a> on the floor, I think. <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE ON EFL<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He seemed to be responsive and okay, but medics were absolutely right to take swift precautions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In reaction, one <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113164\/sheffield-wednesday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> fan posted: &#8220;The way he walked off did not look very good at all, hope he&#8217;s alright.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8220;He&#8217;s been promising&#8230;. hope the lad&#8217;s okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Owls manager Henrik Pedersen then revealed that there is a chance Gray&#8217;s injury could be a broken nose. <\/p>\n<p>He said post-match: &#8220;We don&#8217;t know if the nose is broken, but we should take him out and let&#8217;s see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday out of the cup<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday lost Gray, brother of <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113181\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham<\/a>&#8216;s Archie Gray, in the final moments of their Carabao Cup defeat to Wolves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wolves celebrate goal against Sheffield Wednesday\" height=\"647\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reece-james-sheffield-wednesday-reacts-1103367295_de0da0.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sheffield Wednesday were knocked out of the cup by Wolves in the second round\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reece-james-sheffield-wednesday-reacts-1103367295_de0da0.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday were knocked out of the cup by Wolves in the second roundCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/league-one\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">League One<\/a> outfit were beaten 2-0 by their Championship opponents after an own goal by Sil Swinkels and a first-half stoppage-time finish from Saheed Olangunju.<\/p>\n<p>Pedersen&#8217;s side have had a mixed start to the new campaign, having been relegated to the third tier last season.<\/p>\n<p>They won their <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4501094\/efl-xavier-simons-punch-harry-gray-sheffield-wednesday-bolton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carabao Cup first round tie against Bolton<\/a> and then their League One opener against Leyton Orient, but went on to lose at home to Bradford last Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>And now, after defeat to Wolves, they&#8217;ve now lost a second consecutive game at Hillsborough.<\/p>\n<p>Next up for the Owls is another home game, this time against Bromley, who they will hope to beat to return to winning ways.<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday won&#8217;t want Gray to be missing, as he has started every game of the season so far for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday&#8217;s Harry Gray suffered a head injury on Tuesday night after a nasty fall during their 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