Barry Bannan: Sheffield Wednesday veteran gets ‘last laugh’ at Derby

“The Derby fans were battering me in the first half and I got booked, so I had a personal vendetta to come out and do something”, he told BBC Radio Sheffield.

“I really enjoyed it here when I was younger so it was a bit weird they were booing me. I thought I’d be all right here but I got the last laugh.

“That’s why my celebration was so dramatic, because I got to give a little back to them.”

The victory took Sheffield Wednesday to within five points off the play-off spots.

“We set out at the start of the season to get into the top half, and we as a team are aiming for that,” Bannan added.

“As professionals, you don’t just want to fight relegation, especially because we have the lads to get to the other end of the table.”