Made a solid couple of saves and generally presented an air of confidence. Smart with his feet, he picked out a couple of saucy passes to start counter-attacks before the onslaught kicked off. Escaped one venture out of his box thanks to a recovery from Ihiekwe.placeholder image
Made a solid couple of saves and generally presented an air of confidence. Smart with his feet, he picked out a couple of saucy passes to start counter-attacks before the onslaught kicked off. Escaped one venture out of his box thanks to a recovery from Ihiekwe. | Steve Ellis / UGC

Lots of fours in Sheffield Wednesday player ratings with patched-up Owls hammered at Coventry City

By Alex Miller

Sheffield Wednesday writer

Published 6th Feb 2024, 21:42 BST

We'll label it as character-building.

A Sheffield Wednesday blend of youth and fringe experience made the trip to Coventry City and returned with a sore feeling after the Sky Blues turned their higher class into goals in an eight-minute flurry of finishes at the start of the second half. The 4-1 result flattered no-one and means Wednesday are out of the FA Cup having expended valuable time and energy into a trip to Warwickshire just a few days before a vital Birmingham City league clash many would describe as 'season-defining'.

Bailey Cadamarteri's snap-shot leveller proved to be the high point of a match Coventry dominated with a near full-strength squad, the trio of Callum O'Hare, Kasey Palmer and Haji Wright causing as many headaches for the Owls defence as they are worth in pound notes. The Owls stuck at it to the break but against bit-part players short on match fitness and youngsters finding their feet in all this, three goals in the time it takes to walk around Hillsborough Stadium proved the point.

A patched-up side it may well have been, it's been four days, two away trips, eight goals conceded, momentum hurtling in the wrong direction. Here are our player ratings

Put it in after such a very long time away from match action. Looked rusty once or twice in the face of a lively Coventry attack, to be expected perhaps. A hard-working, professional effort but off the pace.

5. Reece James - 5

Put it in after such a very long time away from match action. Looked rusty once or twice in the face of a lively Coventry attack, to be expected perhaps. A hard-working, professional effort but off the pace. | Ellis / UGC

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Buzzed about early doors but faded. One cross in particular deserved more. Lost possession too many times and though he showed for plenty, wasn't able to impact the game too much.

6. Anthony Musaba - 4

Buzzed about early doors but faded. One cross in particular deserved more. Lost possession too many times and though he showed for plenty, wasn't able to impact the game too much. | UGC / Steve Ellis

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Captaining the side on his return to the starting line-up, he showed leadership in the heart of midfield, crashed about and did what he does. His cross caused the headache for Coventry in the lead-up to Cadamarteri's goal. Couldn't muster a stopping of the tide.

7. Will Vaulks - 6

Captaining the side on his return to the starting line-up, he showed leadership in the heart of midfield, crashed about and did what he does. His cross caused the headache for Coventry in the lead-up to Cadamarteri's goal. Couldn't muster a stopping of the tide. | UGC / Getty

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Sluggish in getting the ball out of his feet and was far too easily dispossessed for the goal and then got turned inside out by a bit of class from O'Hare for the third. Looked off the pace from early doors and was unable to recover.

8. Momo Diaby - 4

Sluggish in getting the ball out of his feet and was far too easily dispossessed for the goal and then got turned inside out by a bit of class from O'Hare for the third. Looked off the pace from early doors and was unable to recover. | UGC / Steve Ellis

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