It was the return of Darren Moore to Hillsborough as the Terriers visited S6, Neil Thompson leading the Owls out for the first time since Xisco’s firing earlier in the week - and he made plenty of changes to the side as all but one of the Spaniard’s signings were left out of the starting XI.
In a game of few chances a goalless draw was probably a fair result, and though it didn’t help Wednesday’s league position there was certainly a more positive atmosphere around the place as they finally moved from two points to three.
Here’s how we rated them this afternoon:
9. Callum Paterson - 7
Worked himself into the ground, won some big tackles and really tried to push the Owls forward and make something happen. Had probably the best chance of the game but couldn’t swivel enough to get it on target. | UGC / Steve Ellis
10. Lee Gregory - 5
Put himself about well and pressed continuously, but the ball didn’t seem to drop for him and he was eventually replaced by Mallik Wilks. | UGC / Steve Ellis
11. Michael Smith - 6
Won absolutely loads in the air and battled constantly, but didn’t get too much service in the right areas and therefore couldn’t have too much of an impact in the box. Worked incredibly hard. | UGC / Getty Images
12. Mallik Wilks - 6
Thrown on for the last half an hour or so and did manager to make a bit of a nuisance of himself. | Steve Ellis / UGC