Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Burton Albion
New Year, Same Old Wednesday!
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Wednesday we’re instantly on the back foot as they gave away a penalty. Loovens and Butterfield looked like they had enjoyed the New Years Eve celebrations too much and they were hanging from the night before as Butterfield’s intended pass for the Owls skipper was too short allowing Will Miller to race through on goal. Butterfield chased and brought Miller down in the box and the referee blew for a penalty. However Lucas Akins couldn’t convert the penalty as Joe Wildsmith got down and saved his second consecutive penalty.
Wednesday tried to conjure up a chance and they did when Hunt’s cross was headed out by Jake Buxton. Jones set himself and volleyed wide from the edge of the box.
However two minutes later Burton took the lead. Tom Flanagan was allowed to run 30-50 yards with the ball unchallenged before smashing a shot past Wildsmith to make it 1-0.
The Owls instantly looked for an equaliser and almost did when Stephan Bywater collided with Buxton when trying to catch the ball. The ball spilled out to the byline where Reach got to it first, turned, and crossed into the middle for Rhodes who headed straight into the body of the former Wednesday keeper.
That was all for a poor first half as Albion went into the break a goal up.
Four minutes after the restart the brewers doubled their lead. Morgan Fox’s pass was intercepted by Naylor. Naylor passed to Akins who then turned into the catalyst for the move by sending Lloyd Dyer through on goal. Dyer drove away from Venancio and neatly tucked his shot past Wildsmith.
It was almost three when Naylor’s back-heeled pass was ran onto by Brayford but the ex-Sheffield United fullback dragged his shot wide of the target.
Adam Reach then sent an inviting cross towards the front post where Rhodes headed an effort towards goal. However Bywater denied any sight of a Wednesday come back by palming the ball to safety.
Reach had a chance of his own shortly after when Hunts shot hit the body of Rhodes, the ball fell for Reach on the half-volley but Ben Turner closed down quickly and then ball went out for a Wednesday corner.
Again Bywater was called into action when Rhodes teed up Nuhiu on the edge of the box. Nuhiu hit a shot on the half-volley towards the bottom left corner however Bywater got down to parry wide. Following the corner Nuhiu headed on to the roof of the goal.
Burton confirmed that they were taking all three points in the last minute of the match. Akins sent Dyer down the line. Dyer returned the favour by picking out Akins’ run. Akins then gave Dyer the ball back on the edge of the area, he turned Reach and scuffed his shot wide but only wide to Naylor who slotted home.
FT: Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Burton Albion
Embarrassing… absolutely embarrassing. Burton came and completely out played us and no offence to Burton but we HAVE to beat a team like Burton… especially now we’re getting dragged into a relegation battle, we’re only 6 points from the relegation zone and with how we performed we cannot be looking up. It needs sorting as soon as possible. I never thought after losing to Hull in that playoff final that we would find ourselves in this situation we are in today.
P.S. can someone remind me what it’s like to win please! XD
Attendance: 25,506
MOTM: Stephan Bywater
Goals: Flanagan (37’), Dyer (50’), Naylor (89’)
SWFC: Joe Wildsmith; Jack Hunt (Liam Palmer), Glenn Loovens (Daniel Pudil), Frederico Venancio, Morgan Fox; Ross Wallace, Jacob Butterfield (Atdhe Nuhiu), David Jones, Adam Reach; Jordan Rhodes, Lucas Joao
Unused Subs: Cameron Dawson, Ashley Baker, Almen Abdi, Marco Matias.
BAFC: Stephan Bywater; John Brayford, Ben Turner, Jake Buxton, Kyle McFadzean, Tom Flanagan; Will Miller (Jamie Allen), Tom Naylor, Luke Murphy (Sean Scannell); Lloyd Dyer (Joe Sbarra), Lucas Akins
Unused Subs: Connor Ripley, Stephan Warnock, Hope Akpan, Marvin Sordell
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