The Owls were dumped out of the FA Cup by League Two Oldham Athletic

“There’s a load of work to be done. We have got to be miles better.”

That was the message from Dave Challinor as he answered questions from the media following a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup first round on Sunday evening.

Davis Keillor-Dunn cancelled out Calum Kavanagh’s opener but Will Sutton netted in the 110th minute to send the League Two Latics into the hat for the next round.

Challinor looked frustrated throughout the contest as passes consistently went astray. The physical condition of the squad was also a talking point, with more injuries sustained and others not able to complete 90 minutes or extra-time.

What asked by The Star what he had learned from the loss, he replied: “Not a massive amount that I didn't already know. There's a load of work to be done, and the levels need to be miles higher than they are, and that's where we're at. I've been really honest with the players with what that looks like. I need them to be honest with each other and themselves.

“They'll all be aspirational in terms of what they want to do in their careers. They can do anything they want here. But we've got to be miles better. A Sheffield Wednesday team should play for an extended period, and that's going to take some time.”

On the touchline, Challinor did not look pleased, shaking his head several times as Wednesday gave possession away and made poor decision.

“There's going to be frustration in terms of messages that we've spoken about about this week,” he added. “You're always going to get frustrated when a pass goes astray or something. That's just the natural nature of football when you're still on the side and can't do a great deal about it. Like I say, the things for me is that there's loads to work on. We can take some positives from the second half in terms of what we saw and the patterns.”