Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: Owls earn first home win of season

Nothing was at stake for either side, with Sheffield Wednesday long since relegated and the Baggies having secured safety with two games to spare despite their own two-point deduction for financial issues.

Yet there was a surreal party atmosphere around Hillsborough after news broke of the club’s buyout and the EFL’s subsequent withdrawal of a potential 15-point deduction for next season.

Chances were at a premium in the opening half-hour, but the game burst into life when Chalobah pounced on a loose ball and fired past Max O’Leary after the visitors failed to deal with Max Lowe’s in-swinging free-kick.

It was the first goal in six matches that Albion had conceded and it was swiftly followed by a second as more poor defending, this time from a corner, saw the ball break to Palmer who slotted in his first goal in two years.

Morrison responded by making a triple change at half-time, but it was the Owls who almost grabbed the next goal as Lowe’s side-foot effort from the edge of the box hit the base of the right-hand post.

The visitors were allowed plenty of the ball without carving out chances, but pulled one back late on when Isaac Price’s free-kick deflected off Tayo Adaramola to Grant who poked in from close range.

This was the cue for intense pressure on the Wednesday goal, but they held on through 10 nervous minutes of stoppage-time to seal a rare win and perhaps a hint of the recovery to come.