On-loan Celtic midfielder Liam Shaw will make his first visit back to former side Sheffield Wednesday since his move to Parkhead in the summer of 2021.
The 21-year-old joined the Hoops last summer after signing a pre-contract agreement earlier in the year, with his deal at his old side coming to an end.
Shaw had slowly started to establish himself at English League One side Sheffield Wednesday before making the surprise decision to depart for Parkhead.
Since joining the club, Shaw has found minutes hard to come by under Ange Postecoglou and has only made two appearances for the first team.
This led to the midfielder being sent out on loan, as he spent the last six months of the 2021/22 campaign with Motherwell.
However, during his spell at Fir Park, he also failed to earn regular game time, and that has led to Shaw being sent on a second loan move in the summer transfer window.
The Englishman made the move back down south, joining Morecombe, who will be looking to achieve survival in the third tier of English football.
This weekend, though, their focus can switch away from league action as they prepare for the first round of the FA Cup on Friday night.
And the match will be taking place at a familiar ground for Liam Shaw after his side were drawn to take on Sheffield Wednesday at their home ground, Hillsborough Stadium.
Celtic loanee set for home fan reception on visit to boyhood club.
Whilst no one could really blame Shaw for moving to a club like Celtic, who are competing in Europe, it wasn’t taken as well by every Wednesday supporter.
The midfielder has already come up against his old side once this season, as Morecombe lost out 3-0 at home in the league. And Shaw was the target of a few chants, with Wednesday fans jokingly singing, “Liam, what’s the score?” [Yorkshire Live].
I am sure the Celtic loanee is looking forward to returning back to his boyhood club, where he will be seeing a few familiar faces.
But he and his side will be determined to get one over their English League One opponents by advancing to the next stage of the FA Cup.
All the best of luck to the midfielder tomorrow night. It should prove to be an interesting evening for him!
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