Sheffield Wednesday coach Lee Bullen praises "unsung" heroes in win over Nottingham Forest

Jordan Rhodes bagged a first-half hat-trick as Sheffield Wednesday thrashed Nottingham Forest 4-0 at the City Ground on Saturday.
By Liam Norcliffe
Published 15th Dec 2019, 13:36 BST
Updated 15th Dec 2019, 13:36 BST
Lee Bullen with Owls boss Garry Monk, Nicky Weaver and Neil Thompson. Picture: Steve EllisLee Bullen with Owls boss Garry Monk, Nicky Weaver and Neil Thompson. Picture: Steve Ellis
Lee Bullen with Owls boss Garry Monk, Nicky Weaver and Neil Thompson. Picture: Steve Ellis

The striker scored a perfect treble – left foot, right foot, header – to help The Owls claims all three points and move up to fifth in the Championship.

It was an incredible individual performance by Rhodes, who has struggled for game time so far this season under boss Garry Monk.

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Steven Fletcher continued his form in front of goal to make it 4-0 before half-time.

But Wednesday coach, Lee Bullen, was keen to make sure the rest of the team got the plaudits they deserved.

The Owls saw out the game comfortably in the second-half to record a much-needed clean sheet.

And Bullen rightly pointed out the goalkeeper Cameron Dawson, the back four of Liam Palmer, Dominic Iorfa, Tom Lees and Morgan Fox and a midfield of Adam Reach, Barry Bannan, Massimo Luongo and Kadeem Harris all played their part in what was a superb team performance.

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Bullen tweeted: “JR (Jordan Rhodes) will rightly get the headlines from y’day..... fully deserved, but the unsung/unselfish performances of GK, Back 4 and midfield were the foundations of the performance. Similar to a few recent performances but took our chances yesterday. Well done all.”

Meanwhile, Monk has quashed any concerns that defender Tom Lees could miss the festive period after being forced off in yesterday’s win with a hamstring injury.

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