Owls ruin Ainsworth’s party

GARETH Ainsworth received messages of congratulations from Sir Alex Ferguson and Mauricio Pochettino as he marked 10 years as WYCOMBE manager but SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY ruined his big day. A first-minute own goal by Joe Jacobson gave high-flying Wednesday the perfect start but Sam Vokes quickly equalised. Barry Bannan restored the hosts’ lead and Callum Paterson sealed a 3-1 win for the Owls deep into stoppage time.

‘The day has been fantastic, said Ainsworth. ‘But the better team won. Keeping someone like Bannan quiet is a hard job. He’s a Premier League player.’ Josh Benson’s thunderbolt from 35 yards was the highlight as BARNSLEY continued their strong start to the season with a 3-1 home win over CHARLTON. James Norwood and Devante Cole made sure of the points for the Tykes, with Jack Payne’s late response a mere consolation.

Jevani Brown hit a hat-trick as EXETER thrashed struggling FOREST GREEN 4-0. Brown, a former loanee at Forest Green, converted two penalties in a dominant performance that also saw Sam Nombe on target for Exeter. Joey Barton wasn’t best pleased with the BRISTOL ROVERS ballboys as his side lost 1-0 at home to ACCRINGTON. Joe Pritchard headed home at the near post from Sean McConville’s 54th-minute corner but Barton pointed out another assist. ‘Our ballboy gives a quick ball to their player, they take a quick corner and we switched off,’ he said. ‘We’ve shot ourselves in the foot.’ PETERBOROUGH recovered from four consecutive league defeats to beat PORT VALE 3-0 with Jonson Clarke-Harris scoring a double. CAMBRIDGE UNITED are on the fringes of the play-offs after a come-from-behind 2-1 win at MORECAMBE.

Jack Lankester and Harvey Knibbs scored for the U’s after Jensen Weir gave Morecambe an early advantage.

BURTON remain rooted to the bottom of League One after a 2-1 defeat at SHREWSBURY. Bournemouth loanee Christian Saydee fired the Shrews ahead with Ryan Bowman scoring a second-half winner after Victor Adeboyejo had levelled.