{"id":625573,"date":"2025-12-11T04:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/625573\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T04:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:53:26","slug":"outrageously-good-sheffield-wednesday-star-shows-henrik-pedersen-what-hes-been-missing-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/625573\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Outrageously good&#8217; Sheffield Wednesday star shows Henrik Pedersen what he&#8217;s been missing for months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sheffield Wednesday are staring down the barrel of relegation to League One with Dejphon Chansiri placing the club into administration. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A preferred bidder will be picked by the administrators in the coming weeks, and the Owls can then start to look forward to a new future. <\/p>\n<p>On the pitch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwednesday.news\/tag\/sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday<\/a> were left heartbroken last night as a late Watford goal denied the Owls a first win in any competition since September. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwednesday.news\/tag\/charlie-mcneill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie McNeill\u2019s<\/a> brilliant first-half goal was cancelled out by Vivaldo Semedo as the wait goes on for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwednesday.news\/tag\/henrik-pedersen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henrik Pedersen\u2019s<\/a> team. <\/p>\n<p>All was not lost, however, with one man playing so well that he offered a timely reminder of his quality. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2171873123-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday - Carabao Cup Third Round\" class=\"wp-image-25441\" \/>Photo by Jess Hornby\/Getty ImagesSheffield Wednesday star Pierce Charles shines vs Watford<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwednesday.news\/tag\/pierce-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles<\/a> has been out of action since injuring his shoulder in a game against Stoke earlier this season. <\/p>\n<p>In his absence, the Owls have utilised Joe Lumley for a couple of games and more frequently, Ethan Horvath, who had been bumped down to fourth choice by Cardiff. <\/p>\n<p>           \u2b50Superb Pierce Charles stats vs Watford <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Just how good was the goalkeeper vs Watford?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A stunning display from Pierce Charles vs Watford: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Minutes: 90<\/li>\n<li>Saves: 7<\/li>\n<li>Touches: 60<\/li>\n<li>Ball Recoveries: 11<\/li>\n<li>Sofa Score Rating: 7.7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Horvath isn\u2019t a patch on Charles, and the Northern Ireland number one now looks to be keen to make up for lost time. <\/p>\n<p>The stopper was in fine form against Watford, and for his efforts, he richly deserved a clean sheet. <\/p>\n<p>A late sucker punch did scupper that reward, but ultimately, there is a sense that Wednesday can start keeping more clean sheets with Charles now back to full fitness. <\/p>\n<p>What Joe Crann said about Pierce Charles after Watford draw<\/p>\n<p>Crann is Wednesday through and through and nobody will be hoping for a victory more than the loyal and ardent fans at the moment. <\/p>\n<p>The Owls will hope to be taken over extremely soon and then a clear recruitment plan can come into place and Wednesday can build towards a brighter future. <\/p>\n<p>          What Joe Crann said about Pierce Charles\u2019 performance vs Watford <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Just how important is Pierce Charles to Sheffield Wednesday&#8217;s fortunes?\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a difference Pierce Charles makes. Must\u2019ve made seven or eight saves tonight, and at least a handful of them have been really good. Outrageously talented young footballer. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SWFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SWFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Crann (@YesWeCrann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YesWeCrann\/status\/1998505511256268822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Wednesday keeping Charles beyond January should be the first priority, and if they can do that, it would be a huge positive. <\/p>\n<p>The youngster is the one player in the squad who could be worth millions to the Owls, and with each passing performance, that sum will increase. <\/p>\n<p>The immediate challenge for Charles is to stay fit and help Wednesday claim a few wins, with the emphasis on the Owls playing for some pride between now and the end of the season<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday are staring down the barrel of relegation to League One with Dejphon Chansiri placing the club&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,23712,393,4884,85834,119322,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-625573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-efl","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-henrik-pedersen","13":"tag-pierce-charles","14":"tag-sheffield","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115699149783992198","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}