sheffield wednesday rebounded from a midweek blip against scunthorpe ( 2-0 loss) to go back to their 2-1 winning ways versus plymouth argyle. all the goals were scored in the first half as both teams were determined to lift themselves from the relegation battle.
new zealand striker, rory fallon, nodded home to open the scoring on 24 minutes. [aside] should be interesting to see how fallon goes in south africa this year. big fella might attract some attention from bigger clubs.
within a minute of argyle going ahead, luke varney poked home a marcus tudgay through ball to level the scores. it was varney’s first goal since re-signing with the owls on loan from derby county. [aside #2] it’s his sixth spell on loan with sheffield. why don’t they just buy him already?
varney doubled his tally three minutes before the break and it proved to be the game winner. tommy spurr, whose throw-in lead to the first goal, played the ball down the line to tudgay. he headed it down to varney who found some space as the argyle defence stayed off him. varney slotted it home at the far post to finish the scoring.
the second half lacked any decisive chances. plymouth tried to push forward but lacked creativity and finish.
while plymouth gets further mired in the relegation zone, the owls’ win lifts them to 19th on the table. they are five points ahead of the highest relegation position but the teams below them have games in hand. the positive football has to continue for safety to be certain.