Fletcher, fans and Forestieri: Talking points from Sheffield Wednesday's late win over Charlton Athletic

Steven Fletcher’s injury time winner over Charlton Athletic sent the Sheffield Wednesday terraces into pandemonium as the Owls claimed everything they deserved in a much-improved performance.

Let’s take a look at four talking points from the dramatic win.

That celebration

Some jump into the crowd, some point to the name on the back of their shirt.

There was something notable about the way the Owls celebrated their dramatic winner, racing towards the bench to embrace as a squad.

Any notion that the squad are not together or behind manager Garry Monk seem outdated.

Steven Fletcher

The name on all Wednesdayite lips. I

t’s no coincidence that Fletcher’s lengthy absence from the side ran largely alongside that horror run of post-Christmas form and his mere presence seemed to lift the entire football club from it’s slumber.

Making his first appearance at Hillsborough since December 7, the big Scot forced Dillon Phillips into two saves within two minutes of his introduction and single-handedly dragged the famous old ground to its feet.

Fernando Forestieri

Another key man on the night, who would have surely been the headline-grabber had it not been for Fletcher’s headed winner, Forestieri was Wednesday’s biggest threat until he was hauled off after a battling shift.

He took on an eye-watering 11 shots in the match and though only three of those were on target, he looked a livewire of old, picking up the ball in pockets of space in his best performance of the season by a distance.

A few more of those and it’s one Garry Monk to consider another contract extension.

Crowd

The elephant in the room.

Large pockets of Hillsborough were empty and the 21,370 attendance announced late on in the clash seemed like a generous rounding-up.

Those that were present were excellent considering the circumstances they arrived in and those scenes in the 95th minute will surely leave many considering what they missed out on.

The win was a fine reward for Wednesdayite commitment in recent weeks.