The Owls played well for large periods of the game and had they been a little slicker in the final third, had Ike Ugbo been able to get a cleaner contact on his first half chance or had Yan Valery managed to clear the ball that gifted the Clarets their lead, who knows?
But these are the fine margins in elite football and Wednesday will have little time to wonder with another home clash with Swansea City hot on the heels of this one. Here are our player ratings from an outing against Burnley that was both encouraging and frustrating in equal measure.
1. James Beadle - 7
Made a good save early in the second half - was unlucky to see the rebound fall to a Burnley foot for the second goal. Made a good save late on. | UGC
2. Yan Valery - 5
Horror moment saw him mis-juggle a clearance and allowed Burnley to open the scoring. It proved to be a big moment. Was he lacking a little oomph in trying to stop the second? | UGC
3. Di'Shon Bernard - 6
Strong enough. Calm on the ball. Battled. Not a very eventful outing. | UGC
4. Akin Famewo - 6
Called into action in the first seconds to make an important block. Won his physical battles for the most part. | Steve Ellis / UGC