Sheffield Wednesday hosts Burton Albion for the second round of the English Football League Trophy group stage. The hosts opened the group with a 3-1 loss to Bradford City, while Burton had an easier opponent, and was able to win 4-2 over Leicester's under-21 team. Both clubs play in the third tier of English football, League One, where Sheffield finds itself in fourth place, only four points behind the first-placed Ipswich. On the other side, Burton Albion sits in last place, and is in huge danger of facing relegation to the fourth division if Dino Maamria's men keep with these awful results.

Sheffield Wednesday, led by a great manager Darren Moore, aims for another successful season, as his squad barely missed the promotion to the Championship in the 2021-22 campaign. After finishing fourth-placed last season, the hosts have improved even more, and are solid contenders for winning the third division title. Coming from a 2-2 draw vs. the league leaders Ipswich, Wednesday is prepared to face a much weaker rival, who they last time defeated 5-2 on this ground. Having the advantage of the home pitch, and joined by the atmosphere of the club's amazing fans, there is no doubt the hosts are ready to find the three points vs. Burton in the upcoming clash.

There will be no absentees for the home side, while the visitors miss their left winger Mustapha Carayol. In League One, Burton won only one of the first nine matches, losing seven of those, and is at the bottom of the table with only four points so far. They lost in both of their previous two duels vs. Sheffield Wednesday, while also both meetings took place this year.

The Owls definitely seem like a stronger side right now, and will be expected to win this game. Good luck!

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谢菲尔德星期三将在英格兰足球联赛杯小组赛第二轮主场迎战伯顿阿尔比恩。东道主以1 - 3不敌布拉德福德城作为小组首开记录，而伯顿面对的是一个更轻松的对手，并以4-2战胜莱斯特的u21球队。这两家俱乐部都效力于英格兰足球的第三级别联赛——英甲联赛，谢菲尔德排名第四，仅落后第一的伊普斯维奇4分。另一方面，伯顿阿尔比昂排名垫底，如果迪诺·马亚里亚的球队继续保持这种糟糕的成绩，他们将面临降级到第四级别的巨大危险。

谢菲尔德星期三在伟大的教练达伦·摩尔的带领下，目标是又一个成功的赛季，因为他的球队在2021-22赛季几乎错过了英冠的升级。在上赛季排名第四之后，东道主的进步更大，是第三级联赛冠军的有力竞争者。在2-2战平联赛领头羊伊普斯维奇之后，周三准备面对实力弱得多的对手，他们上次在这里5-2击败了对手。拥有主场的优势，加上俱乐部令人惊叹的球迷的氛围，毫无疑问，东道主已经准备好在即将到来的对阵伯顿的比赛中找到三分。

主队没有人缺席，客队也想念他们的左边锋穆斯塔法·卡拉约尔。在英甲联赛中，伯顿在前9场比赛中只赢了1场，其中输了7场，目前仅积4分，排在积分榜的最后。他们在之前两次对阵谢菲尔德星期三的比赛中都输了，而且两次交锋都发生在今年。

谢周三现在看起来确实是一支更强的球队，他们有望赢得这场比赛。好运！