Ten-man Sheffield Wednesday slipped to a deserved 2-0 defeat against Notts County at Meadow Lane.
The Owls lost Di’Shon Bernard to injury after 10 minutes and his replacement, Gabriel Otegbayo, who was later subbed off himself, gave away a penalty when he was judged to have fouled Daniel Kanu, who scored the resulting spot-kick on 38 minutes. The Magpies deserved their lead and should have been further in front in a half the visitors failed to have a shot on target.
Wednesday’s night got worse when Jamal Lowe was shown a red card after a lunge on Jacob Bedeau just five minutes into the second-half. The Owls made changes as Notts pressed for a second goal but were denied by some last-ditch blocks and wasteful finishing.
But County put the game to bed with nine minutes through Darius Lipsiuc on a desperately poor night for The Owls, who were easily second best when it was 11v11.
Here are our player ratings from the game...
5. Reece James 5
Wednesday were cut open down his side in the first-half. Going forward, one or two of his crosses deserved more. Subbed off on 55. | ugc
6. Barry Bannan 4
Had some neat moments on the ball but also played some risky passes which Notts pressed onto. Off the pace and replaced 10 minutes into the second-half. | ugc
7. Jaden Heskey 4
Wednesday lost the midfield battle and Heskey was guilty of allowing that to happen as the hosts won the duels. Didn't do enough in possession. | ugc
8. Callum Slattery 4
Picked up his fifth yellow card of the season meaning he will miss Saturday's match against Doncaster Rovers. Offered very little and was subbed off at the break. | ugc