Sheffield Wednesday player ratings as best players are rewarded with rare goals
Dave Challinor got a win in his first league game as Sheffield Wednesday manager which was perhaps not as good as the 3-0 scoreline suggested, but very welcomed.
Joe Lumley – some good saves but got lucky when he flapped at a corner 7
Yan Valery – given licence to get forward, he did not make full use of it 6
Di'Shon Bernard – some good defending and a brilliant goal to boot 8
Liam Cooper – nothing flash, just proper defending 7
Sil Swinkels – played a hybrid left-back/third centre-back role 6
Billy Mitchell – comfortably Wednesday's best payer in the first half when those around him were poor but he opened the scoring with only his second career goal 8
Jayden Heskey – energetic and creative once he livened up after the break 6
Callum Slattery – some cute passes as usual 7
Barry Bannan – quiet playing in the hole, he was subbed 5
Jamal Lowe – playing deeper, he was quiet in the first half but looked confident when he was on the ball in the second half 7
Davis Keillor-Dunn – scored a proper centre-forward's goal 7
Substitutes:
Louie Barry (for Bannan, 72) – important to see him back, he could have quickly marked it with a goal but did not get over his shot 5
Liam Palmer (for J Lowe, 85) – came on to see things out N/A
Harry Gray (for Keillor-Dunn, 85) – a cameo at centre-forward N/A
Unused substitutes: Santos, Trueman, Weaver, Thornton.