Neil Warnock looking up for Middlesbrough after dramatic final-day win over Sheffield Wednesday while Garry Monk vows to bring 'better days' for Owls

Boro maintained their second-tier status following a dramatic 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Warnock's side have won four of their five games away from home in his short tenure after Britt Assombalonga struck a last-gasp winner in South Yorkshire on Wednesday night.

Jacob Murphy had opened the scoring for the hosts before Paddy McNair drew the away side level before the first-half drinks break.

"We only had eight games so couldn’t do a lot. The squad is lopsided so we’ve had to try things," said Warnock following his side's victory.

"We’ve managed to pull victories out of the hat. With five or six signings, there’s no reason the club can’t look at the other end of the table.

"I’m delighted, especially for the fans, the lads have done a fabulous job and I thought we deserved it tonight."

Regardless of results elsewhere, Boro knew they would be safe with a draw. Warnock had heard that Charlton were losing at Leeds United but was determined to take all three points at Hillsborough.

"I never want to know [other scores] because I don’t want to lose my focus," he added.

"I got told the Leeds score at about 80 minutes, but I didn’t want to get a point and be happy. I wanted to win it."

Meanwhile, the Owls have won just three of their last 19 games since they secured a victory at Leeds in January.

After taking the lead, only to lose the game in the final minutes, Monk felt the fixture was a reflection of Wednesday's season since the turn of the year.

"That was the second half of our season in a nutshell, we had chances we should have done better with that, then the defensive lapse and we were punished for it," he lamented.

"It’s cutting out the silly mistakes, the resilience to those moments at key times and it has cost us.

"It’s something that needs addressing and food for thought for sure. You are going to get mistakes but it’s the frequency of them you can’t have."

The Owls manager is determined to put things right at Hillsborough, as the club now await the outcome of a disciplinary hearing which could see them docked up to 21 points either in this season's standings or ahead of next campaign.

Monk added: "The negativity is there right now and rightly so, I understand that.

"But I can promise one thing, I can see the bigger picture, I will give the fans a team to be proud of, I’m determined to come through these moments and get to a better day."