Expect Sheffield Wednesday to line up in their usual 4-2-3-1. Pedersen likes a double pivot to screen the defence and let the full-backs bomb on. Tyler Onyango is a doubt after coming off early at Leyton Orient — that's a blow, but the system is bigger than one man. Barry Bannan pulls the strings from the number ten role, dropping into pockets, sliding passes through the lines. He's the league's most creative midfielder, and Bradford's midfield will have to track him all night or get carved open.

Bradford will likely stick with their 4-3-3. Alexander sets them up to press high and win the ball in dangerous areas. They're second-ball merchants, aggressive in the tackle, and they'll try to bully Wednesday's back line. But that pressing trap can be sprung. If Wednesday play out from the back with composure — and they have the technical quality to do it — they can bypass that press and hit Bradford on the break. The wide areas will be key: Wednesday's full-backs vs Bradford's wingers, a proper battle.