As if Sheffield Wednesday don’t have enough to worry about right now, they’re likely to have to hand a senior debut to youth goalkeeper Logan Stretch when Middlesbrough visit on Wednesday evening.

With a threat of a winding up order from HMRC hanging over them, and a protest that could see more Boro fans at Hillsborough than home fans, they now have no senior goalkeeper for the game. Ethan Horvath was sent off in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Charlton Athletic, and with no appeal likely, he’ll be suspended on Wednesday.

The USA international was himself an emergency loan signing after an injury to Pierce Charles came to light, and that means boss Henrik Pedersen is likely to have to give Stretch a senior debut. The 18-year-old may be a Wales youth international, but it’s hardly ideal for

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