Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl said: It took a save from Dawson to ensure the Owls got the point they deserved, keeping Vestergaard out at the far post with the last action of the game. The hosts finished strong to snatch the draw, with Fletcher calling Hermansen into action in the 90th minute - only for the equaliser to come moments later when a searching ball was flicked on and into the path of Hendrick to finish. Leicester's former England striker Jamie Vardy worked hard to carve out chances, with the best coming late on when he hooked a pass into the box for Kasey McAteer, who could only put his finish wide. The Owls remained upbeat in search of a response, but a shot that George Byers dragged across the face of goal, and which Paterson failed to reach in attempt to bundle home, was as close as they came before the break.Ĭhances were limited for much of the second half, with the Owls kept largely subdued by an more organised Leicester performance. Ricardo Pereira saw a long-range effort deflected over the bar before Fatawu put the visitors ahead, taking a Stephy Mavididi cross down on his chest before firing home. He was immediately proved right, with the Owls aggressive in their approach and audacious in their efforts to take the game to a side that are at the opposite end of the table and started the night 36 points ahead of them after 17 games.īarry Bannan tested Foxes goalkeeper Hermansen within the first minute, while Callum Paterson had another threatening chance blocked before Bambo Diaby tested the Danish keeper again inside the opening quarter of an hour. The draw ended the Owls' three-game losing run and sees Leicester's lead at the summit reduced to a solitary point after Ipswich Town beat Millwall.įoxes boss Enzo Maresca said before the trip to Hillsborough that it would be the 'worst game' for them - anticipating that the embattled Owls, galvanised by by new manager Danny Rohl, would see the competition pacesetters as a major scalp to claim in an effort to turn their miserable fortunes around. Relive Wednesday night's Championship action as it happened Still, it took a save from Cameron Dawson in the final seconds of the match to deny Jannik Vestergaard a last-gasp winner for the Foxes from a free-kick. Substitute Jeff Hendrick scored a dramatic injury-time equaliser to earn Championship bottom side Sheffield Wednesday a hard-fought draw with leaders Leicester City.Ī composed close-range volley from teenager Abdul Fatawu in the first half appeared to have put the Foxes on course for victory on a freezing night at Hillsborough.īut moments after Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen denied Ashley Fletcher late on, Hendrick slammed a 93rd-minute leveller past the Dane to euphoric scenes in South Yorkshire.

Jeff Hendrick's equaliser was only Sheffield Wednesday's fifth home goal from nine Championship games this season

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