Sheffield Wednesday

There has been another twist at the top of the League One promotion race after Sheffield Wednesday fell to Forest Green Rovers this afternoon.

The only other game with a real impact on the promotion race this weekend saw Peterborough beat Derby 2-0 at London Road, with Posh now only a point behind the sixth-placed Rams as a result. However, Duncan Ferguson’s men came out on top after Jordon Garrick’s first-half strike secured the Scot’s first victory as manager and had a real impact on the promotion race as a result. There has been another twist at the top of the League One promotion race after Sheffield Wednesday fell to Forest Green Rovers this afternoon.

Sheffield Wednesday missed the chance to go back to the top of League One with a disastrous defeat at Forest Green Rovers.

[Liam Palmer](/topic/liam-palmer) and Will Vaulks, the latter just dropping the wrong side of the post in stoppage time. Wednesday remain two points behind Plymouth having now burned one of their games in hand, and what was a golden chance to re-establish the lead in the division after their commanding unbeaten run which encompassed half a season. [League One](/topic/league-one) games at [Barnsley](/topic/barnsley) on Tuesday night, have now lost two in a row as their seemingly serene stroll towards promotion to the Championship has hit a significant bump in the road.

Moore remains without a clutch of senior players, with Josh Windass, George Byers, Callum Paterson, Michael Ihiekwe and Ben Heneghan sidelined. Despite hopes ...

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Sheffield Wednesday never showed up at the New Lawn Stadium as they were beaten 1-0 struggling Forest Green Rovers.

Wednesday looked like they’d come for a walk in the park. He centred for Jordan Garrick, who stuck it past the Owls ‘keeper. And with just under 20 minutes gone it was Rovers who should have been in the lead.

Second-placed Wednesday came close to equalising in the 67th minute but Lee Gregory was denied by the combined efforts of Ross Doohan and Udoka Godwin-Malife.

Darren Moore admitted his side got what they deserved after their defeat at Forest Green.

Wednesday are still in a commanding position, and they do have a pretty favourable fixture list on the whole, which should help them. Wednesday do have a chance to put this right quickly, as they face Cheltenham Town away from home in the week, which is their game in hand on leaders Plymouth. However, things didn’t go to plan for Wednesday, as they were second best for large parts and deservedly fell behind to a first half effort from Jordan Garrick.

We hear from the Owls' manager following today's shock loss at Forest Green Rovers.

We've worked on mindset in terms of culture. The same level of details today. We don't make excuses because we didn't get the ball in enough good positions. I'm disappointed because we pride ourselves on performances and today we didn't get one. As the game petered out, we ran out of ideas. The result leaves the Owls second in League One and they are now in a mini-rut having not won any of their last three games.

Former Argyle loan signing Jordon Garrick scored as bottom of the table Forest Green Rovers stunned the Owls.

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Darren Moore issued a plea to Sheffield Wednesday fans to keep the faith, after his side lost for the second time in a matter of days, this time a shock ...

"I try and say to them in terms of the run of games we have been on, we never look back, it's always looking forward and we have come here today and for the first time this season we have lost back-to-back games and we are in an unusual position where we are looking for a response,” he said. As disappointing as today was, we share their pain and grief today but we have another game to look forward to on Wednesday and we just look to that.” "It was a disappointing result and we accept it was a disappointing result but at this stage we have all got to stick together,” said Moore in reference to the fans’ reaction.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet League One clash between Forest Green and Sheffield Wednesday at The Bolt New Lawn as Jordan Garricks ...

We've been very close in four or five other games, but never quite got over the line, but today we got over the line and were worthy winners. It's a proud moment for myself and a proud moment for the fans to topple one of the big boys in the league. They hardly created any chances, other than long balls into our box, and we defended them well.

Stay with us throughout the day as we bring you all the build-up, confirmed team news and regular live updates from the Bolt New Lawn stadium. No need to ...

Bannan 5 Flint 5 Dawson 5 Stay with us throughout the day as we bring you all the build-up, confirmed team news and regular live updates from the Bolt New Lawn stadium. They are currently two points adrift of Plymouth Argyle but they boast two games in hand on the Pilgrims. [Sheffield Wednesday](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/all-about/sheffield-wednesday-fc) go head-to-head with bottom club Forest Green Rovers.

Sheffield Wednesday lost ground on Plymouth Argyle in the race for the League One title in suffering a surprise defeat at rock bottom Forest Green.

That is the case with the trip to Cheltenham approaching, and the Owls will actually play twice before Argyle's next League One match. Footballers generally like to have fixtures around the corner when they are on a poor run, to give them something to focus on rather than dwelling on disappointment and opportunities to get back on track. The league title is still very much in the Owls' hands, and they can climb above Argyle and back to the summit when they travel to Cheltenham Town on Wednesday evening.

Reece James says that Sheffield Wednesday's players know that their performance against Forest Green Rovers was nowhere near good enough.

We know that, and we have to react to it - unfortunately we didn’t get a goal to at least come away from here with a point.” Now we have to make sure that there’s a reaction on Wednesday. We didn’t create enough chances, and we as players need to take ownership of that…

The Owls fell to a shock loss away at bottom side Forest Green Rovers and defender Reece James has said a reaction in their next game is a must.

We've played a team (Forest Green) scrapping for their lives but we have to make sure we react. "We went through a similar patch (at Wigan)," he added. [the 29-year-old.](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/all-about/reece-james) "We have to be a lot better and take ownership as players. We'll look at where we went wrong and put it right." "At some point we were always going to get beat. We have to give a better account of ourselves.

Darren Moore says that part of his reasoning for making changes to his Sheffield Wednesday side was to 'freshen it up'.

Moore said, “The most frustrating thing for me was that we didn’t use the ball as effectively as we could. The change was to try and give us some impetus… [League One](/topic/league-one) strugglers, Forest Green Rovers, on Sunday in a result that saw them miss out on the opportunity to climb back to the top of the table.

Sheffield Wednesday defender Reece James highlights what went wrong after the Owls suffered a 1-0 defeat against bottom club Forest Green Rovers.

We know that, and we have to react to it - unfortunately we didn’t get a goal to at least come away from here with a point.” Now we have to make sure that there’s a reaction on Wednesday. We didn’t create enough chances, and we as players need to take ownership of that.

Jordon Garrick scored the only goal of the game as Forest Green Rovers recorded their first win in over three months of football as they turned over ...

But if results like that don’t give fans an ounce of pride, you’re in the wrong game. A scalp like Sheffield Wednesday is one even the most optimistic Forest Green fan couldn’t foresee having endured a barren winless run. “I was carrying a groin injury but we managed it. You could ask where has a performance like that been all season, and with that win being Forest Green’s sixth win in 37 league attempts, the writing remains on the proverbial wall. The result sets a line in the sand. He’s shown a real eye for goal and looks to be one of the standout signings of the hectic January window.

Sheffield Wednesday fell to a shock defeat at League One's bottom club Forest Green Rovers on Sunday - a result that saw them miss the chance to go back top ...

Now, Rovers have put the boot in further after a tongue-in-cheek dig at skipper We need to stick together and starting on Wednesday get back to winning ways." [fell to a shock defeat in Gloucestershire](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/forest-green-sheffield-wednesday-highlights-26551767), as Rovers sealed their first win since December thanks to Jordon Garrick's first half strike.

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's League One clash between Cheltenham Town and Sheffield Wednesday, including predictions, team news and possible.

[Click here](https://sporita.com/?utm_source=sportsmole&utm_campaign=161126)to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data [Will Vaulks](/people/will-vaulks/) among the players in line for recalls. However, the feeling is that Wednesday will have to bounce back at some stage, and Moore's men may battle their way to three points here. [Glen Rea](/people/glen-rea/) is an option in the middle of the pitch if Elliott wishes to add more experience in that area. [standings](/football/league-one/table.html), despite losing successive matches, Cheltenham are down in 17th place on the back of some of their best form of the season. [Sheffield Wednesday](/football/sheffield-wednesday/) make the trip to [Cheltenham Town](/football/cheltenham-town/) on Wednesday evening looking to kick-start their League One promotion bid.

JORDAN Garrick's first-half goal was enough for Forest Green Rovers to end their 16-game winless run in League One as they shocked high-flying…

But Wednesday grew into the game, as expected, and began to create chances. The best of those fell to Lee Gregory but after a top save from Ross Doohan and help from defender Udoka Godwin-Malife, the duo ultimately kept the ball out of the net. Second-placed Wednesday came close to equalising in the 67th minute but Lee Gregory was denied by the combined efforts of Ross Doohan and Udoka Godwin-Malife.

JORDAN Garrick's first-half goal was enough for Forest Green Rovers to end their 16-game winless run in League One as they shocked high-flying…

But Wednesday grew into the game, as expected, and began to create chances. The best of those fell to Lee Gregory but after a top save from Ross Doohan and help from defender Udoka Godwin-Malife, the duo ultimately kept the ball out of the net. Second-placed Wednesday came close to equalising in the 67th minute but Lee Gregory was denied by the combined efforts of Ross Doohan and Udoka Godwin-Malife.

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore discusses the club's lack of forward options amid recent injuries to the trio of Mallik Wilks, Josh Windass and Callum ...

"With these young kids, you have to put them in at a time when they'll thrive and move forward. Moore admits he would be reticent to put the youngster or indeed any of his academy peers into a stressful first team environment with the team chasing automatic promotion. "What we've looked at in the weeks where we had a few strikers missing, was adjusting the shape," Moore said. But in terms of his development, he's not quite there yet. "But if that was to happen we can adjust it. However, as it stands manager Darren Moore has just two fit and available centre-forwards in the shape of Lee Gregory and Michael Smith.

Forest Green Rovers were 1-0 winners over Sheffield Wednesday yesterday in Sky Bet League One, with Duncan Ferguson recording his first win in-charge at The ...

"We were the better team today, created the better chances. We had the best chances in the game and should have took them." The boys were fantastic today." "We’ve been close in four or five games but not quite got over the line. "We were perfect for most of the game. "I thought the boys put an incredible shift in.

Cheltenham Town will host Sheffield Wednesday in Sky Bet League One at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium this Wednesday (7:45PM KO).

They will target activity such as entering the pitch without permission, carrying or using smoke bombs or pyrotechnics and throwing objects - as well as drug use and discriminatory behaviour. We have a new information hut at the ground, which is run by our supporter liason and disability assistance team. The gates will open from 6:15PM.