The fallout - Darren Moore’s reaction, the goals and more after Owls devastation

Sheffield Wednesday’s chances of promotion are all but over after a catastrophic defeat away at Peterborough United.
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The Owls faced the Posh at the Weston Homes Stadium as they sought a strong start to the play-offs, but it couldn’t have gone any worse for them.

Darren Moore made two changes as Jaden Brown and Dele-Bashiru fall out of the XI in favour of Michael Ihiekwe and Josh Windass - but it was an evening to forget for the visitors and led to questions about the manager’s future that you can see in the video above.

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Things were bad by the break for the Owls though, with goals from Jack Taylor and Frankie Kent giving the hosts a halftime lead. The first goal won’t be one that Cameron Dawson wants to watch back, and the second took a huge deflection.

And it got even worse in the second half as Kwame Poku and Jonson Clarke-Harris finishing the demoliton job - the Owls’ promotion hopes now hang by the thinnest of threads.

Here are the goals - they don’t make for fun viewing:

And for all the post-match reaction, check out the articles below:

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