Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen maintains a defiant stance regarding his squad’s progress. This follows a narrow 1-2 home defeat to Millwall. According to a report from BBC Radio Sheffield, the Danish coach feels his players are finally moving in the right direction. He sticks to that view despite the crushing result at Hillsborough.

Millwall controlled large portions of the Saturday afternoon fixture. However, Jamal Lowe pounces on a loose ball to hand the Owls a shock lead on the hour mark. A late Cole McGhie own goal and a Macaulay Langstaff strike quickly overturned the advantage. This leaves Wednesday with their 23rd league loss.

“I think it was a fantastic game for the boys. We played against a strong Millwall team, a top team in the Championship, and we knew they are maybe the most physical team in the league for set-pieces, long balls, second balls and duels.

“How we managed this game today, big respect to our guys. For the defensive stuff, we were really well organised, and we managed all the long balls, and we also managed to win a lot of the second balls.

“Today, compared to some of the other games, we also...