JEFF LATE SHOW PEPS UP OWLS

THERE hasn’t been much for Sheffield Wednesday fans to shout about this season, so an injury-time equaliser against leaders Leicester provided a welcome dose of delight.

- John Lyons

It looked as though it was going to be another one of those nights for the Owls when they fluffed early chances and then saw Leicester take the lead against the run of play midway through the first half as Abdul Fatawa slammed the ball home at the far post.

However, Wednesday stuck to their task and bagged a precious point with a 93rd-minute leveller from sub Jeff Hendrick. Callum Paterson nodded the ball forward and the darting Hendrick latched on to it and fired past Foxes keeper Mads Hermansen.

Although Wednesday remained marooned at the foot of the table, it was a confidence-boosting performance and result.

“Our players did so very well today,” said boss Danny Rohl, “when you look how we played against the first of the table, how we pressed and how we played football.

“We had two big chances after five minutes to go in the lead. We believed in our match-plan and we did well.

“It’s a good feeling at the end that we had a happy end. It’s important that everybody is believing in us, supporting us and sometimes being a little bit patient.”