Henrik Pedersen was just as impressed with Davis Keillor-Dunn’s defensive work as he was with his two goals and assist in Sheffield Wednesday’s 5-0 win against AFC Wimbledon,

Keillor-Dunn, who joined on loan from Wrexham on deadline day, scored his first league goals for The Owls on Saturday. After assisting the opener for Barry Bannan, he netted the second when he pinched possession on the halfway line before finishing. He then bagged his second and Wednesday’s fifth and came close to netting a hat-trick late on in a man of the match performance.

But Owls boss Pedersen was equally pleased with his work off the ball for the team as well as his desire to stay on the pitch to try get a hat-trick.

“We know he's a good player,” Pedersen told The Star. “Central of the pitch, he's strong. But today we are looking for two goals and assists. I look also for the defensive work he is doing. It has been a challenge for him earlier, but he works so hard defensively now, and that mean he's a player who brings value to a team not only offensively but also defensively. And that's also why we get our offensive transition because he's working so hard defensively with his team-mates. So I think he has a really good development right now.”

The 28-year-old was suffering with a back problem in the run up to last weekend’s game at Huddersfield but he came off the bench and made a positive impact to earn himself a start against the Dons.

Pedersen added: “I think before the national team break was really good for him and he started to come up and then it was a shame that he couldn't play from the beginning (against Huddersfield Town). I hope we can keep him fit now and then I think we’ll see much more from him. He's so hungry to learn, and he's so hungry to be better. He loves to play football.”

Wednesday climbed to sixth in the League One table after the win. They are now unbeaten in nine in all competitions.