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WE STOOD FIRM - MOORE
At the other end, Cooper should have done better when through on goal after good work by Piroe, but Foderingham wasn’t for beating and from a corner moments later, Cabango headed over at rhe near post. Wood was booked for a horrible tackle on McBurnie, before Robinson struck the post with a volley from Norwood’s free kick. But on 89 minutes, United deservedly added a third, as MCBURNIE tapped home from close-range after Swansea had failed to halt Bogle and then Osborn’s progress, as United continued their impressive run.
Blades: Foderingham, Berge (Coulibaly 90), Sharp (McBurnie 71), Egan, Lowe (Fleck 90), Ahmedhodzic, Norwood, Robinson, Bogle (Basham 90), McAtee, Ndiaye.
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Unused: Davies, Clark.
Darren Moore gave credit to his players following the Owls’ 2-2 draw with Ipswich at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon. Wednesday went two goals up through Michael Smith and George Byers, but the hosts levelled terms in the second half, and the gaffer was pleased with his side’s resilience in Suffolk. Moore said: “To go two goals ahead, with two great goals from Michael Smith and George Byers, was really good. “The goals brought a lot of indecision and led to a third chance for us, so we had three bites at it to go and score.
“We’ve come down here to a difficult place and we’ve put in a solid performance, and we’ve come away with a point.
“When the home fans were in full voice and it looked like they had momentum, we stood firm and credit to the players for that.”
Wednesday lost four players with illness and injury less than a day before clash with the Tractor Boys, and Moore was pleased with how his side coped in their absence.
He added: “In the last 24 hours, Lee Gregory had a bit of tonsillitis, Jack Hunt had a collision in training and had a dead leg, and Mallik Wilks limped out yesterday with a bit of a calf injury. And Reece James also had a bit of soreness. Credit to the players because they had to deal with that, losing four players. Hopefully on Tuesday we’ll have two or three of them back.”
