Sheffield Wednesday 3 West Brom 2 – Late heartbreak after two goal fightback

Sheffield Wednesday edged a 3-2 victory and doubtless deserved the win on the steadiness of play however Carlos Corberan and his aspect will marvel how they didn’t declare a share of the spoils after Alex Mowatt’s 84th-minute equaliser. Wednesday’s Anthony Musaba, as soon as once more, had the final snort.

Josh Maja, together with his seventh purpose in seven video games to start out the season, had diminished the deficit after the hour following Albion’s poorest half of the season to date, on the finish of which they have been 2-0 down on the interval to Darnell Furlong’s personal purpose and Josh Windass’ header.

The tip of the primary half noticed a medical emergency play out within the away finish the place an Albion fan acquired therapy on what seemed like a critical incident. Travelling followers referred to as for play to halt however officers, per the EFL guidelines, allowed the sport to proceed.

In the long run there was simply two minutes between Mowatt’s equaliser and substitute Musaba, star man because the Owls gained right here 3-0 in April, bagging the close-range winner as Corberan’s males fell to a league defeat for the primary time this time period – simply Wednesday’s second.

Summer time recruit midfielder Ousmane Diakite’s first Championship begin got here with health issues round each Mowatt and Jayson Molumby, who have been among the many substitutes.

Malian Diakite, a signing from TSV Hartberg in Austria, had solely beforehand began within the EFL Cup defeat at Fleetwood. He began alongside Uros Racic, who himself solely made a primary Baggies begin seven days earlier.

The guests, and their new-look midfield, didn’t begin nicely in any respect. It took the hosts simply eight minutes to guide and it had been coming even by that stage after Barry Bannan lofted an audacious bicycle kick excessive and some set-pieces went unpunished.

Albion have been simply performed by means of within the center and the hosts unfold it left, the place there was an enormous overload for the Owls. Bannan fed left wing-back Johnson and the previous Kidderminster and Hednesford winger’s cross took a heavy deflection off Furlong to go away Alex Palmer helpless.

The guests took quarter-hour to reply however seemed like they may have clicked into gear as Furlong flicked a header from a John Swift free-kick excessive.

Although any indicators of a Baggies response was dealt a swift blow moments later. If the primary purpose was comfortable, this was worse. An extended ball from deep from Owls defender Akin Famewo someway allowed Windass to evade Albion’s excessive backline and stay onside.

Palmer ventured in direction of the sting of his field however the ball was proper on Windass’ head and his good cushioned header lobbed the goalkeeper. Determined offside calls from defenders fell on deaf ears because the hosts celebrated.

The remainder of the primary half, and all the 90-odd minutes, turned a footnote shortly afterwards, as a transparent medical emergency broke out within the away finish.

Albion followers waved frantically to stewards and officers and it appeared to take some minutes for paramedics to get in direction of the again of the Leppings Lane away finish. Baggies followers, in the meantime, chanted “cease the sport” on the referee, who had his finger to his ear seemingly in communication. It appeared some gamers have been conscious of the state of affairs.

The incident continued for 10 minutes or so within the away finish, the place the Albion fan acquired therapy as play went on. New EFL guidelines state in critical circumstances the choice to pause matches lies with the gang medical workforce, the bottom security workforce and the match officers.

A number of Albion followers reported on social media their anger on the delay within the particular person receiving consideration earlier than they have been faraway from the stand simply earlier than half-time.

Motion on the sphere was muted, although Albion had Palmer to thank for a double save earlier than Semi Ajayi nodded over on the stroke of half-time.

Corberan waited no time to modify issues as Mowatt changed the struggling Diakite. The change did not have the will impact, although Mowatt did nicely, and it wasn’t till additional alterations on the hour Albion clicked up a gear or two.

The top coach despatched on Grady Diangana and Mikey Johnston and the previous did nicely as Albion pulled one again with 25 minutes left.

He shimmied by means of a few challenges and fed Tom Fellows on the proper. Johnson had finished job on Fellows to that time, however the winger’s stepover and cross out-foxed Wednesday and there, as soon as once more, was Maja.

The striker dived bravely for his seventh purpose in seven video games to halve the deficit.

Although there was time remaining, a barrage of probabilities didn’t arrive. Johnston and Fellows continued to probe with runs down the flanks however they have been nicely marshalled.

Jed Wallace, launched with 15 to play, noticed a one-v-one likelihood from a good angle saved out by James Beadle however the offside flag was raised.

It did not seem like coming however what appeared the strike to crown an unlikely fightback got here with six minutes to go as Mowatt’s bouncing strike from 18 yards hit the bottom earlier than lobbing the flailing Beadle.

Albion would have wished a winner however as a substitute one got here down the opposite finish about 90 seconds later. The timeless Bannan was performed in down the left and crossed for Musaba to transform.

Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-3): Beadle; Palmer, Famewo, Ihieakwe; Valery, Bannan (c), Charles, Johnson (Musaba, 70); Windass (Ingelsson, 90), Ugbo (Smith, 70), Kobacki (Lowe, 62).

Subs not used: Charles, Lowe, Valentin, Otegbayo, Gassama.

Albion (4-3-3): Pamer; Furlong, Ajayi (Frabotta, 82), Bartley (c), Heggem; Diakite (Mowatt, 45), Racic (Johnston, 60), Swift; Fellows (Wallace, 75), Maja, Grant (Diangana, 60).

Subs not used: Wildsmith, Holgate, Molumby.

Attendance: 26,308

Referee: Ben Toner