Sheffield Wednesday beat Plymouth Argyle 1-0 in the Championship on Tuesday night, with another controversial talking point for fans.
Sheffield Wednesday welcomed Plymouth Argyle to Hillsborough in the Championship on Tuesday night.
The Owls were looking to extend a three-game winning streak after a 1-0 win vs Rotherham United on Saturday, with the gap to safety standing at three points at the start of the night.
Plymouth Argyle went into this one with just a five-point gap to the drop zone after a torrid run of form which had seen them win just one of their last six ahead of tonight.
And the first half of tonight’s game was much like the Owls’ game against Rotherham; Danny Rohl‘s side dominated but went into half-time on level terms, having seen a goal ruled out.
Thankfully, it didn’t matter as Sheffield Wednesday secured all three points with the 1-0 win, courtesy of a Djeidi Gassama goal in the second half.
Ian Poveda denied first Sheffield Wednesday goal
Ian Poveda put the ball in the back of the net midway through the first half.
Djeidi Gassama cut a high Plymouth line wide open with a darting ball through to the onrushing Pol Valentin, who squared it to Poveda for what could’ve been his first goal in blue and white.
The goal was ruled out for offside. Though like Akin Famewo’s ruled out goal vs Rotherham, it looks like this one might have been on side as well.
Journalist Joe Crann posted this image of the goal on X:
He also commented:
Another huge win, but no thanks to the officials
Sheffield Wednesday are really on a roll now.
The mood in Hillsborough was rife as the Owls overcame Plymouth to secure a fourth-straight win in the league; a feat which, at the start of this same season, would’ve been unimaginable.
Poveda stood out tonight and it would’ve been a memorable night for him if he’d have capped a strong performance with a well-taken goal.
And from the evidence above, it certainly seems like the officials might have made a mistake on the Poveda goal, and it’s a mistake that could’ve been rectified with VAR.
Again though, it didn’t matter in the end. But if it wasn’t for Sheffield Wednesday’s persistence in games against Rotherham and now Plymouth, there could’ve been some vital points unfairly dropped.
As long as these kind of incidents keep on occurring, there’ll be a persistent call for VAR, or at least better officiating in the Football League.
Sheffield Wednesday are now, rather miraculously, level on points with Stoke City, Huddersfield Town, and QPR ahead of them, and only two points behind Plymouth who remain in 16th.