Sheffield Wednesday completed the deadline day loan signing of Wigan Athletic forward Josh Windass, seeing him move to Hillsborough for the remainder of the season.

The Owls had been in the market to add more firepower to their side in the January transfer window and left it late to complete their business, as two late signings on deadline day saw Connor Wickham and Josh Windass join the club on-loan.

The reason why Garry Monk was so keen to add more attackers to their side was the injury layoff to Steven Fletcher, along with the lack of form of the rest of their frontmen this season.

Windass has struggled for regular game time at the Latics as their struggles as a collective continue, seeing them sit in the relegation zone at the moment, despite their shock win over Leeds United on Saturday.

While Windass’ form hasn’t been truly captivating for Wigan this season, it has to be said that there were clearly factors behind-the-scenes contributing to his lack of game time, potentially stemming from a strained relationship with manager Paul Cook, so a move away could help him recapture his best form.

After sealing the move late on deadline day, Windass has yet to feature for the Owls, as he couldn’t be registered in time. Here, we take a look at his season so far in numbers to see what player Sheffield Wednesday have signed and whether he can hit the ground running…

Having been a sporadic feature for Paul Cook’s side this season, Windass has only managed 1275’ minutes for the Latics this season, which isn’t surprising given the ongoing troubles between both player and club this season. That amount of minutes equates to around 14 and a bit full games, in which he has scored three times for them.

Wigan have been in short supply of goals from all over the pitch and it’s not just a problem facing the former Rangers man, as everyone is struggling. Windass’ expected goals currently stands at 4.07, so he’s underperforming against xG, but in the same breath it has to be said that he’s been limited in his chances due to the sheer lack being created at the DW Stadium.

What outlines his solid efforts at goal in spite of the lack of goals is that his shooting accuracy is that he has managed a rate of 38.9% of his shots being on target. To put this into perspective, a top-class striker in Sergio Aguero has an accuracy only marginally better with 41%. In terms of liveliness in the box, Windass has managed 37 touches in the box, which equates to 2.61 per game. With just 37 touches in the box, Windass is managing nearly a shot for every touch inside the box, something that bodes very well for him.

What will help Windass have more chances to demonstrate his attacking abilities at Wednesday is the fact that he will be playing with a strike partner, rather than featuring regularly for Wigan as either a lone-striker or an attacking midfielder. On the point of Wednesday’s attack, they have added real pace to the side in Windass, along with Jacob Murphy and Kadeem Harris on either wing, so it gives them an extra dynamic through the middle that they have been sorely lacking in their current crop.

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In terms of linkup play, the forward has managed a passing accuracy of 77.5% for Wigan this season, demonstrating solid ball retention to help the Latics gain territory and create chances going forward. This is another figure that will benefit from his move to Hillsborough, as he’s unlikely to be as isolated as he was at Wigan, by playing in a side further up the table and with more attacking support to feed off, something that his style of play will thrive under.

Tying back to his pace that can add to Monk’s attack, his dribbling success is quite strong too, managing an average of 50.9% success getting past opponents, which he has more about him that the current Wednesday strikers.

The signing of Windass isn’t one that will pull up trees in the Championship and see Wednesday fly up the table as soon as he comes straight into the starting 11, but it is one that fits a system down to a tee and seems like a perfect match for the player too.

Everyone will be hoping that Windass can recapture the form that saw him impress in the Football League and Scottish Premier League, and the move to Hillsborough has all the signs of being a wise one.