Sheffield Wednesday misplaced floor within the computerized promotion race in League One as they had been held to a draw towards Bristol Rovers at Hillsborough on Wednesday evening.
Darren Moore’s aspect wanted three factors after each Ipswich City and Plymouth Argyle picked up wins on Tuesday night however the Owls struggled all through the 90 minutes towards Joey Barton’s aspect, with the sport ending 1-1.
After David Stockdale had stored Wednesday stage within the first half, Michael Smith powered in an outstanding header from George Byers at hand Wednesday a 1-0 benefit on the stroke of half-time.
Nonetheless, the guests would seize a deserved equaliser shortly into the second half as Josh Coburn produced a deft end over Stockdale, with Moore’s aspect subsequently unable to discover a winner.
Though Michael Ihiekwe was dealing with his fair proportion of criticism following the sport after some early errors went unpunished, Lee Gregory must also be disillusioned along with his efficiency at Hillsborough.
As per SofaScore, the previous Derby man would earn a disappointing 6.7 score for his efficiency, with solely Jaden Brown (6.2) rated decrease from Sheffield Wednesday’s beginning eleven.
After some sturdy current type which had seen him hit three targets in two away fixtures towards Cambridge United and Lincoln Metropolis, Gregory was sadly off his sport at Hillsborough, as he noticed little or no of the ball throughout his time on the pitch, earlier than being withdrawn after 79 minutes.
The 34-year-old veteran would contribute simply 31 touches and 10 passes on Wednesday evening, each of which had been fewer than goalkeeper Stockdale would handle (45 and 23).
He additionally managed only one shot on aim, no key passes, no profitable dribbles and gained only one aerial duel, which means that the Bristol Rovers defenders properly and really had the higher of him at Hillsborough.
The League One season thus far has seen Gregory common 15.6 passes, 1.9 photographs and 0.8 key passes per sport, which emphasises that he was beneath par on Wednesday.
Moore should get higher from his gamers if they’re to mount a sustained problem for promotion this season, as Wednesday’s end result can be thought of factors dropped.
