Sheffield Wednesday duo Lee Bullen and Etienne Esajas are closing in on first-team returns following run-outs for the reserves this week.Club captain Bullen has been sidelined since the end of February with a hamstring injury and has missed the last 10 matches but came through 80 minutes of the reserves 3-2 defeat to Grimsby unscathed.

Winger Esajas, a summer signing from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem, has been out of action since January due to a foot problem.

Esajas, restricted to five starts and 13 appearances as substitute since his arrival to Hillsborough, played the full 90 minutes.

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