# Sheffield Wednesday predicted lineup vs Stockport County

_MOST USED XI_

Sheffield Wednesday's expected lineup at home to Stockport County in the L1 is built from the XI they have started most often, usually a 4-2-3-1, across 8 official matches: Lumley in goal, a back four of Valery, Cooper, Otegbayo and James, and Burstow and Gray further forward. Fan predictions for this fixture are open now, and this XI updates as they land.

Formation: 4-2-3-1

## The XI

1. GK: [Lumley](https://starting11.com/player/lumley)
2. DEF: [Valery](https://starting11.com/player/valery)
3. DEF: [Cooper](https://starting11.com/player/cooper-9118)
4. DEF: [Otegbayo](https://starting11.com/player/otegbayo)
5. DEF: [James](https://starting11.com/player/james-9890)
6. MID: [Bannan](https://starting11.com/player/bannan)
7. MID: [Slattery](https://starting11.com/player/slattery)
8. MID: [Lowe](https://starting11.com/player/lowe-9866)
9. MID: [Mitchell](https://starting11.com/player/mitchell-9642)
10. FWD: [Burstow](https://starting11.com/player/mason-paul-james-burstow)
11. FWD: [Gray](https://starting11.com/player/gray-3634)

## Team news

- Most-used shape: 4-2-3-1 in 11 of the last 30 matches.
- Sets up with a back three in 57% of matches.
- Based on starts across 8 official matches this season.

Expected XI derived from official lineups we hold for Sheffield Wednesday, not from a team sheet. Official lineups are released 20 to 60 minutes before kick-off.

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Generated: 2026-09-17T03:46:23.824Z. Predictions update continuously until the fixture locks, so re-fetch near kick-off rather than caching this file for long.
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