Di’Shon Bernard starred in a resolute defence as Sheffield Wednesday defied heavy Bristol Metropolis stress to earn a battling 0-0 draw within the Championship.
The centre-back was excellent in a recreation of few clear probabilities, which resulted in frustration for Liam Manning’s Robins and reduction for the massed ranks of travelling Wednesday followers.
Metropolis had the higher of the exchanges for a lot of the match, however failed to show their possession into sufficient clear alternatives towards Danny Rohl’s well-organised crew.
Each managers made two modifications, Metropolis bringing in Cameron Pring and Joe Williams, whereas Wednesday’s beginning line-up included Bernard, again from suspension, and Anthony Musaba.
Neither facet might create a lot in a gap 20 minutes that ended with Jason Knight taking pictures broad from Metropolis’s first worthwhile alternative.
Each groups tried to construct by way of midfield, however couldn’t summon up the fitting remaining cross.
Defender Zak Vyner introduced the primary save from Owls goalkeeper James Beadle with a low Twenty seventh-minute shot and moments later fired broad from a greater probability created by Anis Mehmeti’s cross from the left.
Metropolis had been utilizing the complete width of the pitch with Mehmeti attacking down the left and Yu Hirakawa posing issues for Wednesday’s defence down the fitting.
Mehmeti virtually broke the impasse within the thirty fourth minute discovering himself unmarked 10 yards out and bringing a flying save from Beadle with a agency, well-placed header.
The house facet had been more and more dominant, however couldn’t make their stress inform as Scott Twine fired wildly broad with an bold Fortieth-minute volley from distance.
The sample stayed the identical at first of the second half, with Metropolis’s Joe Williams having a shot blocked for a nook.
Wednesday had been struggling to function as an attacking pressure, however with Bernard strongly marshalling a strong defence, they had been arduous to penetrate.
Each side had penalty appeals turned down and every supervisor made modifications across the hour mark.
Nonetheless the objectives refused to come back as Knight headed over for Metropolis and Barry Bannan shot broad from Wednesday’s greatest probability within the seventieth minute.
That effort introduced the travelling followers behind the purpose to life and their crew responded by forcing two corners in fast succession.
For the primary time, the guests loved a spell of pressurising the house defence and Michael Smith headed straight at Metropolis goalkeeper Max O’Leary from one other Bannan nook.
Nevertheless it was Metropolis who created the final, and the most effective, possibilities of the sport in stoppage time when substitutes Nahki Wells and Mark Sykes mixed just for the latter to see his shot from a slim angle saved by Beadle’s outstretched leg.
The managers
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