Sheffield Wednesday Fans Boycott Efl Cup Match

Thousands of Sheffield Wednesday fans stayed distant from Hillsborough for Tuesday's Carabao Cup second-round necktie pinch Leeds United arsenic protests against nan club's ownership continued.

Owls supporters person been showing their discontent against proprietor Dejphon Chansiri since nan commencement of nan season.

The nine have grounded to salary wages connected clip for a 3rd successive month and person been deed pinch respective sanctions from nan EFL.

In their opening Championship crippled against Leicester, a banner declaring 'Enough is Enough' was displayed, while 2 weeks agone fans held a mock ceremonial convoy pinch a coffin that they said symbolised "the decease of nan shot club".

The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust urged fans on their website, external to boycott nan lucifer and alternatively donate nan summons money to Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity.

"I cannot ideate galore Sheffield Wednesday against Leeds games which person ever been played successful a Hillsborough stadium for illustration this," BBC Radio 5 unrecorded commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball, covering nan crippled astatine Hillsborough, said.

"The protestation being made this evening was by not coming to this game.

"I'm beautiful judge nan Leeds fans, astir 3,000 of them, whitethorn good outnumber nan location support.

"The North guidelines is closed tonight, arsenic is nan East stand. The only spot you will find nan location fans is successful nan little tier of nan southbound stand."

BBC Radio Sheffield newsman Rob Staton said a batch of fans person been "torn" connected nan protest.

"If fans don't travel to this, they can't spell to nan distant games, and it's astatine nan distant games wherever nan bigger protests are happening," he added.

"A batch of group person bought tickets for this crippled that don't moreover travel arsenic they conscionable want nan points for nan distant games."