Coming off a man of the match outing against Derby, Dawson looked confident, claiming a couple of crosses early. What followed was a horror show, allowing Taylor’s shot to tamely bundle beneath his body. It set up the rest of the match on that note. Not the only one, but the big stage seemed to make him smaller.placeholder image
Coming off a man of the match outing against Derby, Dawson looked confident, claiming a couple of crosses early. What followed was a horror show, allowing Taylor’s shot to tamely bundle beneath his body. It set up the rest of the match on that note. Not the only one, but the big stage seemed to make him smaller.

Shocking player ratings say it all as woeful Sheffield Wednesday surrender promotion hopes at Peterborough United

By Alex Miller

Sheffield Wednesday writer

Published 12th May 2023, 21:58 GMT
Updated 12th May 2023, 21:59 GMT

Woeful. Humiliating.

Sheffield Wednesday left London Road embarrassed by a lacklustre display in which they handed over their promotion hopes with a forlorn look.

A scoreline of 4-0 makes the second leg a procession - and not one any Wednesday supporter will look forward to.

It’s done bar the shouting. And while stranger things have happened, they’re few and far between. I can’t think of one of the top of my head.

What a miserable evening. Ratings below.

Set himself well to make an important block on 18 minutes. Ponderous on the ball on occasion, got put on the hop too often by an energetic Posh attack and couldn’t seem to get himself going.

5. Liam Palmer - 4

Set himself well to make an important block on 18 minutes. Ponderous on the ball on occasion, got put on the hop too often by an energetic Posh attack and couldn’t seem to get himself going. Photo: UGC/Steve Ellis

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Lunging, he was unable to get the requisite contact to prevent Posh’s danger for their opener - and actually cannoned to Taylor to make things worse. Couldn’t stem the tide and was found ahead of the ball too often. Absent, like others.

6. Will Vaulks - 3

Lunging, he was unable to get the requisite contact to prevent Posh’s danger for their opener - and actually cannoned to Taylor to make things worse. Couldn’t stem the tide and was found ahead of the ball too often. Absent, like others. Photo: UGC/Steve Ellis

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Another hard-working effort from Paterson, though this one was low on quality. Connected well with a corner that was ultimately - and unluckily - blocked by Windass. That was as good as it got for him. Nothing stuck and he was subbed for Gregory before the hour.

7. Callum Paterson - 4

Another hard-working effort from Paterson, though this one was low on quality. Connected well with a corner that was ultimately - and unluckily - blocked by Windass. That was as good as it got for him. Nothing stuck and he was subbed for Gregory before the hour. Photo: UGC/Steve Ellis

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Barring a couple of nice through-balls that in fairness deserved better, he simply couldn’t get into things as he would have liked.

8. Barry Bannan - 4

Barring a couple of nice through-balls that in fairness deserved better, he simply couldn’t get into things as he would have liked. Photo: UGC/Steve Ellis

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