Embattled Sheffield Wednesday are to use a seventh goalkeeper of their increasingly dismal campaign after Middlesbrough's Seny Dieng answered an SOS call for the Steel City derby. The Owls could have relegation to League One confirmed in Sunday's lunchtime kick-off at local rivals Sheffield United in what seems likely to be a fiercely contested affair. And they will be attempting to avoid that with a seventh stopper of the season between the sticks after an injury crisis forced them to sign the 31-year-old Senegal international as a second emergency loan of the season. It might appear easier to list those who have not had a go with the gloves for the Owls this season than those who have. The Owls made it four for the season with their first emergency loan moving for Bristol City's Joe Lumley for two games to cover Horvath's suspension.

Source: BBC February 20, 2026 21:07 UTC