Sheffield Wednesday fight back from four-goal deficit to send play-off clash to extra time

The Owls narrowly missed out on automatic promotion in the third tier and looked to have their promotion dream whipped away from them after falling to a horrific 4-0 defeat to The Posh in their semi-final first leg clash on Friday night.

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Darren Moore's side knew they needed a miracle to get themselves back into the game, something that came to fruition as lady luck shone down on Sheffield.

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Fans knew that they needed to be behind their team from start to finish and as a result, Hillsborough was bouncing from the off.

The second leg got off to the perfect start as Michael Smith converted from the spot after nine minutes, while Lee Gregory made it 2-0 to Wednesday after 25 minutes.

Peterborough were able to organise themselves and kept the Owls out for around 45 minutes, however Reece James' goal after 71 minutes set up a nervy ending for the Posh who knew that Sheffield Wednesday were a goal away from leveling the tie.

Moore's side pushed everybody forward as the game moved into six minutes of injury time, however Peterborough looked to be holding firm.

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But as the clock moved towards 98 minutes, Marvin Johnson floated a cross into the box and found Liam Palmer who scrambled home from inside the six-yard box.

With extra-time to follow, it was clear that the drama was just getting started…

More will follow.

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