Sheffield Wednesday were well and truly beaten in their last Championship game.
Sheffield Wednesday had the wind knocked out of their sails last time out, after losing 4-0 vs Sunderland in the Championship.
Danny Rohl had guided his side to a very strong start to the 2024/25 season, beating Plymouth Argyle in the Championship and then beating Hull City in the Carabao Cup.
And the Owls looked good in the opening stages of the game vs Sunderland. But after the first goal went in on the 11-minute mark, Wednesday crumbled.
Sunderland were 3-0 in front by half-time, then scoring their fourth soon after the restart.
Sunderland’s goals were easily worked, and impressive from their end, but very poor to concede from a Sheffield Wednesday viewpoint.
But Luke O’Nien’s goal, Sunderland’s third on the day, stirred some controversy, with many deeming the goal to be offside, including several of the Sheffield Wednesday players on the pitch at the time.
And former Premier League referee Chris Foy has now given his verdict on the goal.
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Chris Foy debunks Luke O’Nien goal vs Sheffield Wednesday
Speaking to Sky Sports‘ Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Foy gave his verdict on the O’Nien goal.
And Foy points out that it was Josh Windass playing O’Nien onside when the ball popped through to the Sunderland defender.
Foy said: “This decision is a brilliant one which highlights the first-class awareness and judgement of the assistant referee here.
“Watching the video in full speed, it would be easy to assume the Sunderland attacker who scored the goal is in an offside position.
“However, when stopped at the point of the first shot, we can see the attacker is being played onside by Sheffield Wednesday’s No 11 on the near side.
“The assistant referee correctly keeps his flag down and the goal is awarded.”
A tough pill to swallow for Sheffield Wednesday
After re-watching the goal and the highlights, Sheffield Wednesday fans largely came to the agreement that Windass was in fact playing O’Nien onside, and that the Owls were just poor on the day.
And Windass was particularly poor, arguably being at fault for a few of the goals.
He lost his marker for the opening goal and then tried a neat flick from a James Beadle pass, which ultimately failed and led to the second goal.
The striker remains an important player and he must put that Sunderland game behind him, and get back to his best before what is a very tough game against Yorkshire rivals Leeds United at Hillsborough on Friday night.