Sheffield Wednesday player ratings on a day of ups, downs and drama

Sheffield Wednesday’s 2-1 win at Derby County was a game of such extremes, it was hard to rate the players.

James Beadle – a crucial save from Jerry Yates at 1-0 8

Pol Valentin – caught flat footed for Derby County's goal, it was no great surprise he was substituted at half-time 5

Yan Valery– did a decent job in an ever-changing defence 6

Dominic Iorfa – another hooked at the interval 5

Max Lowe – looks the part as a centre-back 6

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Anthony Musaba – can delight or frustrate; Sunday was the latter 5

STAND-IN CENTRE-BACK: Shea Charles of Sheffield Wednesdayplaceholder image
STAND-IN CENTRE-BACK: Shea Charles of Sheffield Wednesday

Shea Charles– surprising to see him moved to centre-back at half-time but he justified it with a tremendous block to deny Yates again 7

Barry Bannan – was having a stinker until he scored the sublime goal which changed the game 7

Marvin Johnson – good in both directions, he produced a cross shortly after the equaliser which deserved to be converted 7

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Djeidi Gassama – unable to make an impact at centre-forward 5

Michael Smith – struggled to hold the ball up in the first half partly because of the service but he worked hard throughout 7

Substitutes:

Liam Palmer (for Valentin, HT) – came on and steadied things in midfield 6

Josh Windass (for Iorfa, HT) – gave the Owls more penetration although two late free-kicks looked to have messed up the chance of an away win 6

J Lowe (for Gassama, 57) – a big goal not just for the team, but for him 7

Nathaniel Chalobah (for Musaba, 69) – understandably rusty 4

Callum Paterson (for Smith, 79) – made the winner 6.

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