Laws: Wants loans
Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws has revealed that they are close to bringing a young Premier League player in on loan.
The Owls have been linked with Stoke City's Tom Soares, but Laws refused to comment on whether the former Crystal Palace midfielder was his number one target.
However, he told skysports.com that he is working hard to bring a player in that would help sharpen up their attacking prowess, as the Owls have only scored six goals in their last eight games.
"We are trying to bring a new face or two in before the weekend because we are low on numbers and we feel that we need to strengthen the side. We are working extremely hard to try and make that happen before the loan window closes [on Thursday]," Laws told skysports.com.
"We are hoping to strengthen the midfield/forward line because basically we need goals to win games and that is what we are focused on at the moment.
"We are identifying Premier League players as our targets, but we are mainly looking at the younger element because we just can't afford the more experienced players in the top-tier.
"We are waiting for confirmation from the clubs that we have been speaking too, but we are under a lot of competition for these players as well."

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Ipswich 1-1 Middlesbrough - Highlights
Swansea 2-0 Preston - Highlights
Sheff Utd 1-1 Derby - Highlights
Soccerette - 49ers
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 13th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 12:45 | Swansea vs Newcastle |
| 13:00 | Preston vs Blackpool |
| 15:00 | Barnsley vs Plymouth |
| 15:00 | Coventry vs QPR |
| 15:00 | Doncaster vs Nottm Forest |
| 15:00 | Leicester vs Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Peterborough |
| 15:00 | Sheff Utd vs Bristol City |
| Tuesday 16th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Blackpool vs Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Bristol City vs Leicester |
| 19:45 | Cardiff vs West Brom |
| 19:45 | Derby vs Preston |
| 19:45 | Nottm Forest vs Sheff Utd |
| 19:45 | Peterborough vs Ipswich |
| 19:45 | Plymouth vs Swansea |
| 19:45 | Scunthorpe vs Barnsley |
| 19:45 | Sheff Wed vs Doncaster |
| 20:00 | QPR vs Watford |
| Wednesday 17th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Newcastle vs Coventry |
| 20:00 | Crystal Palace vs Reading |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| West Brom 2 - 0 Scunthorpe | |
| Leicester 0 - 0 Doncaster | |
| Derby 3 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Coventry 1 - 0 Nottm Forest | |
| Preston 2 - 1 Sheff Utd | |
| Sheff Wed 2 - 0 Blackpool | |
| Cardiff 2 - 0 Peterborough | |
| Watford 2 - 0 Bristol City | |
| QPR 1 - 2 Ipswich | |
| Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Swansea | |
| Reading 2 - 1 Plymouth | |
| Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Barnsley | |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Swansea 2 - 0 Preston | |
| Barnsley 1 - 0 Watford | |
| Blackpool 1 - 2 Leicester | |
| Ipswich 1 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Nottm Forest 2 - 1 Sheff Wed | |
| Scunthorpe 1 - 2 Crystal Palace | |
| Peterborough 1 - 0 QPR | |
| Bristol City 1 - 1 Coventry | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 29 | 59 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 55 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 29 | 48 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 29 | 48 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 28 | 43 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 30 | 42 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 41 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 30 | 40 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 29 | 39 |
| 11 | Watford | 29 | 38 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 29 | 38 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 29 | 37 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 30 | 37 |
| 15 | Derby County | 30 | 36 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 34 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 34 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 34 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 33 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 33 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 33 |
| 22 | Reading | 29 | 32 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 24 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 30 | 21 |
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