Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton’s Late Leveller Leaves Wednesday ‘Wandering’
An end to end game between two clubs who are both looking over their shoulders at a possible relegation scrap. Wednesday started the day seven points off the bottom three and two points above today’s visitors, Bolton Wanderers.
Wednesday started positively and went close five minutes in. Daniel Pudils long throw was headed back to the Czech international by Burke. In similar fashion to his chance at Bramall Lane, Pudil cut across the ball with the outside of his foot which sent the ball flying over the bar.
Joao has been in great form of late, scoring five goals in his previous nine appearances. Joao received the ball with his back to goal. He cleverly rolled the Bolton defender and slotted through Hunt who fired disappointingly across the face of goal and wide.
Ameobi netted the opening goal when the Trotters got their first win of the season against the Owls last October, and almost opened this contest twenty minutes in today. Pudil brought down Ameobi just outside the box. Ameobi saw his effort from 20 yards out caught by a diving Wildsmith.
Wildsmith was also called into action several minutes later as he kept out Adam Le Fondre. Taylor’s whipped cross from the left-hand side found former Owls academy graduate Mark Beevers. Beevers’ header looped high into the air. As the ball came down, Le Fondre acrobatically fired towards goal, however Wildsmith rushed off his line and saved with his face.
Alnwick then showed his class as he kept out Atdhe Nuhiu. Reach ran through two players before giving it to Nuhiu. Nuhiu cut in and then back out before rifled his effort at the Bolton keeper who adducted his arm to save the shot.
Bolton had the best chance of the match on the stroke of halftime. Ameobi, who had been a pest for the Wednesday backline all game, crossed towards the backpost for ex-Wednesday loanee Will Buckley whose header was saved well by the arm of Wildsmith.
The halftime whistle went and both teams entered the dressing rooms goalless.
Sammy Ameobi had two great chances in the space of ten minutes after the restart. Firstly, Morais chipped the ball over to Ameobi. The Bolton winger let the ball bounce before spinning and shooting towards goal which was held well by Wildsmith. Then Ameobi tested Wildsmith once again as he cut in from the right and fired towards goal, but the young shot stopper patted the ball away from danger.
Atdhe Nuhiu almost opened the scoring twenty-five minutes from time. Reach’s cross was met by the Kosovan striker who rose highest and headed across goal and wide.
A minute later, Wednesday opened the scoring. Joao raced forward with the ball before sliding it through to George Boyd who latched onto it and finished his shot accurately into the bottom corner. There was some confusion after the goal though as the linesman had raised his flag as the goal went it. This was due to Jordan Rhodes being in an offside position however, despite the protests from manager Phil Parkinson, the referee overruled his assistant as Rhodes didn’t interfere with play.
Bolton went in search of an equaliser and went close to doing so through Derik Osede. Derik flicked Derik flicked Morais’ cross towards goal but Joe Wildsmith tipped over the chance.
Wanderers did equalise though in the third minute of injury time. Aaron Wilbraham redirected Morais’ cross into the box, towards goal which looped over the head of Pudil and into the net. This sent the away end into raptures and the home tiers into disappointment.
Attendance: 26,809
Goals: Boyd (77’); Wilbraham (90+3)
MOTM: Tom Lees
SWFC: Joe Wildsmith; Jack Hunt, Frederico Venancio, Tom Lees, Daniel Pudil; George Boyd (Morgan Fox), Joey Pelupessy (David Jones), Sean Clare, Adam Reach; Atdhe Nuhiu (Jordan Rhodes), Lucas Joao
Unused Subs: Cameron Dawson, Glenn Loovens, Liam Palmer, Jacob Butterfield
BWFC: Ben Alnwick; Jon Flanagan, Mark Beevers, Reece Burke, Andrew Taylor; Sammy Ameobi, Karl Henry, Darren Pratley, Derik Osede (Zach Clough), Will Buckley (Filipe Morais); Adam Le Fondre (Aaron Wilbraham)
Unused Subs: Mark Howard, Dorian Dervite, Antonee Robinson, Jem Karacan
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