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A Point At Sheffield Wednesday

We left Hillsborough rueing missed opportunities and lamenting a stoic goalkeeping performance from Pierce Charles in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

2026-04-06T17:05+01:00

by Sam Stevens

Published

06 Apr, 2026

A Point At Sheffield Wednesday

We left Hillsborough rueing missed opportunities and lamenting a stoic goalkeeping performance from Pierce Charles in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

Sam Stevens

2026-04-06T17:05+01:00

A Point At Sheffield Wednesday

We left Hillsborough rueing missed opportunities and lamenting a stoic goalkeeping performance from Pierce Charles in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

Sam Stevens

2026-04-06T17:05+01:00

A Point At Sheffield Wednesday

We left Hillsborough rueing missed opportunities and lamenting a stoic goalkeeping performance from Pierce Charles in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

Sam Stevens

2026-04-06T17:05+01:00

A Point At Sheffield Wednesday

We left Hillsborough rueing missed opportunities and lamenting a stoic goalkeeping performance from Pierce Charles in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

Sam Stevens

2026-04-06T17:05+01:00

In a fixture many had circled as a key one, Gary Rowett’s men were behind just two minutes in when Jerry Yates struck from close range, but Leicester City were, for the most part, in complete control, albeit not breaking through.

It took until the 84th minute for substitute Jordan Ayew’s powerful hit to give us hope of a precious win, but more determined defending from Wednesday kept the visitors at bay, who return to the East Midlands disappointed with a solitary point. With all teams in the bottom six drawing, it remains as you were in the Sky Bet Championship, with us 22nd in the table, a point adrift of Portsmouth, who have a game in hand.

The Owls take the lead

The first half was far from what Gary Rowett will have asked for. Within two minutes, we were behind, as Yates prodded home from close range from an Owls corner.

Leicester’s response was a positive one, but the visitors couldn’t get past Charles. Stephy Mavididi’s low drive fizzed across the goalmouth. When Divine Mukasa’s low corner landed at Abdul Fatawu’s feet – in space in the box – the Ghanaian skidded it wide. Patson Daka, who scored twice on Friday, also missed the target from 18 yards out.

A Gabrial Otegbayo slip seemed to free Daka up later on too, although Owls goalkeeper Charles made the save needed. The home stopper was in impressive form, also acrobatically extending his right arm to thwart Oliver Skipp’s half-volley from point-blank range – a huge opportunity for Rowett’s Foxes.

Searching for a way back

City, backed by over 3,000 members of the Blue Army, were being frustrated by Henrik Pedersen’s already-relegated Wednesday. The pressure continued to build before the break, with Fatawu scampering into the box before dragging it back for Daka, although the Zambian scuffed his effort and it rolled into Charles’ grasp.

Charles then tipped Mavididi’s 20-yard curler round the base of his post before a double-handed stop denied Luke Thomas late in the half. It took us some time to build the momentum we needed in the second half, Winks’ stinger from range, 13 minutes in, was out first opening since the interval.

Just as we were building steam, came a reminder of the peril of pushing forwards, as Owls skipper Liam Palmer snatched wide when many inside Hillsborough thought he was destined to score after being released by Jamal Lowe. Nevertheless, playing towards the away end, Leicester were beginning to find more openings to exploit.

Ayew gets us a point

With 22 minutes to play, Divine Mukasa was the next Fox to try his luck from distance, requiring Charles to palm it away. Ayew was one of five substitutes brought on in the second half, and within moments, he had the woodwork shaking. Fatawu’s corner teed up his Ghana team-mate to glance a header towards the base of the far post, but it bounced back out and the home side’s goal survived again.

A double save from Charles was the next thing to have Leicester heads in hands. Ayew crossed it for Daka, his header was deflected, but it came to Mavididi and then Ricardo Pereira – both finding Charles standing in their way. Thomas – with his back to goal – then looped a header off the crossbar as the clock ticked away.

With six minutes of normal time, the pressure finally told, Ayew picking the ball up 20 yards out, taking a touch to bring it under control, before planting his boot through it and rocketing it into the far bottom corner. There were late chances for Caleb Okoli, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Dujuan Richards and Ayew – the best of the bunch, seeing a header touched over again by Charles – but a winner wouldn’t come in south Yorkshire.

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