Swansea City 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1 - Player ratings

Here’s how we rated the individual performances.

Joe Wildsmith - Had nothing to do in the opening 45 minutes, but had little chance with Swansea’s two goals. 6

Liam Palmer - Never seems to let Wednesday down. Drafted in as a centre-back, but looked comfortable. 6

Dominic Iorfa - Solid at the back, and has grown into his centre-back role. 7

Julian Borner - Had a late chance to grab an equaliser, but impressed at the back on his return from injury. 7

Jacob Murphy - Blazed over Wednesday’s best first-half chance, after latching on to Adam Reach’s cross. But did cross from Atdhe Nuhiu’s goal. 7

Barry Bannan - Frustrating day for the Owls midfielder, as had little support from those around him. 7

Kieran Lee - Substituted at half-time, replaced by youngster Alex Hunt. 5

Massimo Luongo - Did not do enough to influence the game from the midfield. 5

Adam Reach - Asked to play a defensive role as wing-back, and did not look out of place. But was at fault in giving away the penalty. 6

Alessio Da Cruz - Dutch forward should have done better with his first-half header, missing the target from five yards out. 5

Connor Wickham- A very quiet game from the on-loan striker, who rarely looked like adding to his two goals for Wednesday since lockdown ended. 6

Substitutes

Alex Hunt (Lee, 45) - Young midfielder got 45 minutes under his belt, but just need more first-team football. A loan move next season could help him. 6

Kadeem Harris (Reach, 67) - Struggled to make an impact after coming off the bench. 5

Atdhe Nuhiu (Luongo, 70) - Striker scored a stoppage-time goal, but also missed a quality chance. 6

Jordan Rhodes (Da Cruz, 79) - Did not have time to make a difference. 6

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