Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Brentford, Championship: quick-fire match report

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Sheffield Wednesday 4-4-1-1

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Brentford 3-4-3

Half Time: 1 - 0 Hillsborough ( Attendance: 23,094 )
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Two goals either side of half-time from Steven Fletcher saw in-form Brentford fall to a 2-0 defeat away to Sheffield Wednesday.

The Bees went into the clash having won five out of their previous six league games, including a 5-1 humbling of Hull City on Saturday.

However the hosts dominated the majority of the first-half and eventually broke the deadlock in the 41st minute – Fletcher finishing well after receiving an exquisite pass from Barry Bannan.

Wednesday then extended their lead three minutes into the second period as Fletcher met Adam Reach’s cross with a downward header at the far post.

Said Benrahma had a handful of chances to halve the deficit while the Owls could have extended their lead as Bees keeper Daniel Bentley saved well from an on-rushing Rolando Aarons.

The result leaves Brentford 16th in the table while Sheffield Wednesday go up to 12th.

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Line Ups

Sheffield Wednesday 4-4-1-1

Westwood; Palmer, Lees, Hector, Lazaar (Iorfa, 36); Reach, Hutchinson (Pelupessy, 69), Bannan, Aarons; Forestieri (Boyd, 83); Fletcher

Subs not used:

Nuhiu, Matias, Dawson, Pudil

Booked

Hutchinson

Brentford 3-4-3

Bentley; Konsa, Jeanvier, Barbet; Dalsgaard, McEachran (Da Silva, 65), Sawyers, Odubajo; Canos (Watkins, 65), Maupay, Benrahma

Subs not used:

Ogbene, Balcombe, Bech Sorensen, Kirk

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