Wycombe Wanderers frustrated by key decisions in Sheffield Wednesday loss

Wycombe Wanderers felt aggrieved by two significant decisions in their defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.

The Owls secured a 2-1 victory at Adams Park on Tuesday night, moving up to second place in the League One standings following consecutive wins.

The home side took the lead after six minutes with a goal from Cauley Woodrow, but Louie Barry equalised just five minutes later.

In first-half added time, Wednesday were awarded a penalty when Woodrow was adjudged to have fouled Callum Slattery, and Jamal Lowe converted from the spot.

The Chairboys, who had a goal disallowed for handball in the second half, also believed they should have been awarded a penalty for another handball incident.

Frustrated by the outcome, Wycombe manager Michael Duff was sent off after the final whistle, leaving first-team coach Alex Morris to address the media.

“Really disappointed to lose the game,” Morris stated. “I don't think we deserved to lose the game. There were decisions within the game, and I'm loath to make reference to them, but they were deciding factors in the game. We should have had a penalty with the blatant handball in the second half. And the penalty that was given to Sheffield Wednesday just wasn't a penalty. It's as simple as that. And those are game-defining moments that have ultimately led to the scoreline that we've got.”

In a further interview with the Bucks Free Press, Morris elaborated: “He (Callum Slattery) is on his way down before he even gets close to Cauley. He doesn't make any contact with him. We have a definite penalty when Caolan (Boyd-Munce) shoots. I think it was (Gabriel) Otegbayo who saved it with his hands. He literally dived and saved the ball and produced an action that a goalkeeper would produce. How that's not been picked up and seen, I don't know."

Wycombe entered the match seeking a response after suffering a heavy 5-1 defeat to Stockport, and they felt they showed improvement despite the result.

Morris added: “We started the game with some real impetus. We could tell that it was going to be a high-paced, fast, and frenetic game right from the start. We matched them in all areas of the pitch. The real disappointment was that we couldn't preserve that lead for long enough. Because I think if we did, the outcome at the game probably would have been different, as we'd have grown in confidence and belief, and that's something that we desperately needed off the back of Saturday's result.”

Source: The Star