‘Torrid night’ ‘Practically invisible’ - Miserable Sheffield Wednesday ratings after Sunderland rout - gallery

A first half brace for Jack Clarke after Dan Ballard had opened the scoring within five minutes of kick off saw Wednesday almost dead and buried by the time the whistle went on 45 minutes, and the visitors were excellent value for their lead in a game that they almost completely dominated.

Tony Mowbray’s side didn’t trouble the Owls goal much in the second half, but they didn’t really have to - they’d got the job done in the opening stanza and just had to keep hold of the ball to see out the victory, which they did with ease.

Here’s how we rated the players on a torrid night at Hillsborough:

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