BLACKBURN 2 BIO HAZARD Deadly Tosin does for Owls
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TWO late goals in three minutes ended Blackburn’s wretched run – and wrecked Sheffield Wednesday’s winning streak.
It’s bad enough getting your tongue round the name Tosin Adarabioyo.
But the on-loan defender’s looping header rubbed out what had looked like a late winner for Owls’ loanee Jacob Murphy.
And minutes later, super-sub John Buckley got off the mark for Rovers with a strike that took a wicked deflection to beat keeper Keiren Westwood.
Owls boss Garry Monk was “hugely disappointed” about defeat, and said: “To turn off for a vital five minutes has cost us dearly. It proved a very costly lapse after we looked to be in control – but we have only ourselves to blame.
“We are hugely downhearted, especially after we put in such a massive effort in preparation for the match.”
Rovers boss Tony Mowbray admitted: “These are days to remember. It’s why you’re in football. We looked to be well and truly on the back foot after their goal, but we kept together and we kept going.
“I have to say that it’s not easy on the old heart, but we put in so much effort and I was pleased for our keeper who pulled of a match-winning save at the end.”
The result was particularly tough on Westwood – only beaten by a deflection after he had made two super saves earlier on, his best being from Lewis Travis, after a block on an Adam Armstrong effort.
Once the Owls settled they had their chances to sew it up. Kadeem Harris nearly did the damage as a fierce, rising drive had keeper Christian Walton pushing his effort for a corner.
Then Dominic Iorfa got in a strong effort from the right of goal, the ball eluding Walton but being blocked and cleared two yards out by Adarabayioyo, on loan from Manchester City, and making a huge impression with Mowbray.
It looked curtains for Rovers when sub Murphy tapped home after Steven Fetcher’s effort rebounded off the bar with seven minutes to go.
Then came the Mowbray fightback, to the utter relief of the
Ewood Park fans, but to the frustration of Wednesday ’ s 3,000-strong following.