The Owls haven’t won away at Plymouth since 2009, but a first half display showed signs of promise at Home Park as Danny Röhl’s side took it to the hosts and were the better of the two sides for sustained periods.
But they contrived to find themselves 2-0 down after a nightmarish end to the first stanza, Mustapha Bundu rifling home a freekick before Pol Valentin’s mistake let Morgan Whittaker double their lead.
The second half saw Plymouth take control, and another Owls error in midfield led to Ryan Hardie making it three, and now the rock bottom Owls find themselves 11 points adrift of safety - it’s not even November yet.
Here’s how we rated the players on a torrid, wet night in Devon:
13. Djeidi Gassama - 3
Came on in an attempt to get back into the game, but wasn’t able to get to grips with matters - a crossfield ball that went out of play from an advanced position summed up the last 55 minutes or so for Wednesday. | UGC / Steve Ellis
14. Mallik Wilks - 4
Probably the most effective sub that was made, but there was a still a lack of end product. Did make himself busy, but wasn’t able to turn things around. | Steve Ellis / UGC
