Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Hull City: Owls impress with dominant win over 10-man Tigers

Former Paris St-Germain youngster Djeidi Gassama scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday since his summer move from the French side

Sheffield Wednesday’s upturn in form under new boss Danny Rohl continued with a dominant 3-1 win over 10-man Hull City in the Championship.

Wednesday had a host of first-half chances without finding the net before Hull’s Tyler Morton was sent off for a foul on Djeidi Gassama 10 minutes from the break.

The Owls broke the deadlock early in the second half when Marvin Johnson thundered in a shot at the near post from a tight angle and Gassama doubled the lead with a fine effort from 25 yards soon after.

Josh Windass made it 3-0 with a controlled half-volley from the edge of the box before Scott Twine pulled a goal back from the penalty spot for the Tigers.

The win was Wednesday’s fifth in their last eight games and sees them go above Queens Park Rangers into 22nd place in the Championship.

They are now three points from safety, while Hull drop out of the play-off places into seventh.

Wednesday played throughout with a confidence that belied their league position as Gassama and Anthony Musaba on the opposite wing created some good early chances – Windass had a header saved and Hull’s defenders were forced into a number of last-ditch clearances.

The Tigers created very little with 11 men, and the likely outcome seemed to be sealed the moment Liverpool loanee Morton was red-carded – the 21-year-old went in forcefully to take out Gassama as he won the ball, and the challenge was deemed reckless by referee Darren Bond.

Johnson smashed the Owls ahead three minutes after the break as the ball fell to him after Cyrus Christie had appeared to foul Ashley Fletcher, before he controlled a Barry Bannan crossfield pass and played in Gassama whose powerful curling right-footed effort nestled in the bottom corner

It could have bene 3-0 four minutes later when Fletcher headed over a Gassama cross, but the Owls did not have long to wait for the third as Windass showed great technique to score after a cross was poorly headed away.

Hull gave their travelling fans something to cheer when Twine smashed home his penalty after Michael Ihiekwe was penalised for a handball – but it was their only effort on target in the entire game.

Wednesday could have gone further in front when Gassama wasted a chance after cutting in from the left, but the final-whistle atmosphere showed the home fans believe a side who were 12 points from safety after one win in their first 18 games could soon be out of the relegation places under Rohl.