Preston North End netted with one of their two shots on target at the start of the second half after a 45 minutes in which the Owls produced by far their best stuff of the short season so far.
Half-chances came and went and there were bright showings from Anthony Musaba and Momo Diaby, who went off injured.
The Owls will have to pick themselves up once again as they continue to embed the methods of their new coaching staff and head down to Cardiff City next weekend.
Here are our player ratings from a ‘near-but-far’ outing at S6.
13. Djeidi Gassama - N/A
On in place of Musaba with 20 or so minutes left. Dared to try a trick or two with limited ball time. | Crann / UGC
14. Callum Paterson - N/A
On with 18 minutes to go in place of Delgado. | UGC / Steve Ellis
15. Ashley Fletcher - N/A
On with a little over 15 minutes to go for the tiring Gregory. | UGC / Steve Ellis