Exciting Sheffield Wednesday youngster scores hat-trick as purple patch continues
Sheffield Wednesday striker Devlan Moses has enjoyed a really strong start to 2026 for the club’s Under-21s.
Sheffield Wednesday youngster Devlan Moses scored for the fifth time in two games by scoring a hat-trick for the Under-21s in a 3-3 draw with Fleetwood Town on Tuesday afternoon.
The striker, who required surgery on a shoulder injury earlier this season, gave Wednesday the lead with 22 minutes gone at Fleetwood’s Poolfoot Farm training base, firing a powerful effort past goalkeeper Ollie Bellizia.
Moses, 20, then grabbed his second of the game to put Wednesday 2-0 up shortly past the hour mark. A poor clearance found its way to Moses’ feet, he took a touch to open his body up and then curled an effort into the corner.
It appeared as though Wednesday’s youngsters, at that stage, were well on course to secure a second successive victory without too much fuss. However, the Cod Army pulled a goal back with 20 minutes remaining when Alfie Kelly stroked home Liam Roberts’ low cross.
However, Wednesday restored their two-goal cushion with just seven minutes of normal time remaining when Moses completed his hat-trick via the penalty spot. Unfortunately for the Owls, they were to be pegged back in dramatic fashion.
Moses plunders Wednesday treble
First, an own-goal made it 2-3 ahead of Kelly claiming his second of the afternoon right at the death to earn the home side a point and inflict more injury time frustration on Wednesday, who recently let a two-goal lead slip against neighbours Sheffield United to draw 2-2.
However, for Moses, who made his senior Wednesday debut as a late substitute in the 3-0 defeat to QPR at Loftus Road in January, it marked another brilliant afternoon of the office for him. He scored both of the Owls’ goals when they beat Peterborough United 2-1 at Middlewood Road last Friday.
Scoring five goals in his last two Professional Development League 2 outings, Moses’ form is making it difficult for him to go unnoticed. His treble against Fleetwood means he has now scored two hat-tricks in his last three starts, and has plundered nine goals in five appearances for the U21s this calendar year.
The striker, who signed his first professional contract at Hillsborough in May 2024, has made five appearances for the first-team this season, appearing off the bench against QPR, Brentford, Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United respectively.