After six straight defeats, and a long run of poor form on the road, the Owls struck late against Stoke City in a very tough afternoon at the bet365 stadium against Stoke City.
Anthony Musaba's finish at the death was enough to give them all three points after Cameron Dawson had come to the rescue with a second half penalty save, and now Danny Röhl's side are finally off the bottom of the Championship table.
Here's how we rated them on a slog of an afternoon in Stoke:
9. Josh Windass - 6
Put himself about for the Owls but - again, like many others - just couldn't seem to get it to stick. Worked hard in difficult circumstances on tough afternoon. | UGC / Getty Images
10. Marvin Johnson - 6
Brought into the XI in place of Callum Paterson, Johnson worked hard up and down the left, putting in a couple of decent crosses, but too often nobody was able to get on the end of it. | Steve Ellis / UGC
11. Bailey Cadamarteri - 6
A tough afternoon for the young Owls striker, who worked hard but was pretty starved for service up top. Pressed when he could, and had some nice touches when he did get on the ball. | Steve Ellis / UGC
12. Anthony Musaba - 7
Came on to replace Cadamarteri, but like the striker was left picking up scraps - that was until the final moments. Did brilliantly to break free of his man and finish to grab the winning goal. | UGC / Steve Ellis