Source: PA
Irvine hopeful over Johnson fitness
Sheffield Wednesday manager Alan Irvine is confident Jermaine Johnson will be fit for Sunday's Steel City derby at Hillsborough.
The Jamaica international winger has been struggling with a hamstring injury in recent weeks, but was forced to play the full 90 minutes in a centre-forward's role at Middlesbrough when Leon Clarke pulled up before kick-off.
Irvine said: "Leon felt his hamstring a little in training on Friday, but we thought he was going to be ok. It wasn't right, though, in the warm-up, so we had to put JJ in there.
"We had to play him as an attacker because I don't think he would have lasted the whole game on the wing.
"To be fair, he did really well to complete the game and I'm sure he will be stiff.
"We will assess him, but thankfully he doesn't seem to be injured, he's only tight after playing the full 90 minutes."
