Lincoln City vs Sheffield Wednesday LIVE: Darren Moore reaction after Owls lose
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The Owls are on their best run since the promotion-winning 2011/12 season, having won seven of their last eight matches, and could further consolidate their place in the play-offs with a win today.
Today's opponents reached the play-off final last season but have struggled this term and sit just three places above the relegation zone, having lost their last three.
Scroll down for team news, live updates and post-match reaction.
Lincoln City vs Sheffield Wednesday LIVE
Key Events
- Darren Moore makes two changes from win over Burton
- Sheffield Wednesday are on their best run of form in 10 years
- Opponents Lincoln have lost three consecutive matches with manager Michael Appleton under pressure from Imps fans
Big chance for 2-0
Marquis cuts the ball back to Morgan Whittaker on the edge of the box, but fortunately for Wednesday he doesn’t connect cleanly and fires wide.
Wednesday settling
Lincoln are still asking questions but Wednesday are starting to find their feet in this game. Berahino has just flashed a delivery across goal and Hunt has seen a long-range effort sail over the bar.
Chris Maguire has just gone into the book for a late tackle on George Byers.
First sniff for Wednesday
Bal into the box finds Berahino, who can’t quite take it down under control. Still, he wins a corner that causes some panic in the box before the keeper collects.
Hutch is hurt
Sam Hutchinson is down receiving t. Not sure what’s happened by he could have been hurt in the goalmouth scramble before Marquis turned the ball home.
Looks OK to continu
GOAL Lincoln
Corner kick is delivered in low to an unmarked Lincoln player, he prods the ball towards goal and it’s turned home by striker John Marquis.
Poor goal to concede, especially so early. Where was the defending?
First chance goes to Lincoln
BPF parries a low effort from outside the area out for a corner. Smart stop.
Alex Miller digests the Wednesday team news
No real surprises in that team news as Darren Moore makes only two changes to the side that hammered Burton Albion in the week.
Saido Berahino is preferred to Sylla Sow, who has looked a little out of sorts in the last couple of outings. Elsewhere, George Byers comes back in to reinstate that midfield that has quite literally been at the centre of the Owls' resurgence this season.
That Lewis Gibson drops to the bench is no major surprise. He'll take a little managing back and looked to be suffering with a touch of cramp in midweek.
As they have done in recent weeks, expect Wednesday to try get the ball forward swiftly, control the midfield and utilise two in-form wide players in Marvin Johnson and Hunt.