Sheffield Wednesday extended their unbeaten run with a commanding 5-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon at Hillsborough. The win lifts the Owls to sixth place in the League One standings, now just two points behind the leaders with a game in hand on most sides above them. They have 18 points from nine games, with a record of five wins and three draws and a single loss, and are just two points behind leaders Bradford.
Barry Bannan opened the scoring in the 38th minute after linking up with Davis Keillor-Dunn. Keillor-Dunn then sprinted clear to double the lead just a minute later. Harry Gray added a third with an impressive finish on the stroke of half-time, assisted by Jamal Lowe.
Callum Slattery made it four in the 56th minute, converting a close-range finish from a Reece James cross. Keillor-Dunn completed the scoring with a low shot from the left side of the area in the 85th minute, securing his brace. The visitors failed to register a single shot on target throughout the match.
League implications
The result extends Sheffield Wednesday's unbeaten run in all competitions to seven games, a sequence that includes five wins and two draws. Their recent form shows three wins and two draws from the last five, leaving them unbeaten in that period. They have taken 15 points from their first eight matches back in the third tier under new ownership. The team has scored 20 goals this season while conceding only eight, giving them a goal difference of plus twelve.
AFC Wimbledon, who finished four points above the relegation zone last season, have now failed to win any of their last three league games. They remain in the top half of the table on 12 points but were thoroughly outplayed, managing only two off-target attempts all evening.
Sheffield Wednesday now turn their attention to an away trip to face Notts County on Tuesday. The match on Tuesday 20 October sees them face a side sitting 23rd in the table. The squad will be without several players including Sil Swinkels, Max Lowe, and Louie Barry due to injury. Manager Danny Röhl will be hoping the momentum from this emphatic victory, their biggest win of the season, can propel them forward against a struggling side, with top scorer Jamal Lowe, who has five goals in nine appearances, looking to add to his tally.
First reported at Sky Sports
