Sheffield Wednesday will take a 2-0 advantage to Brighton and Hove Albion for the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final after a brilliant performance at Hillsborough on Friday.
Ross Wallace’s crisp strike in the 45th minute gave the home side a lead at the end of a pulsating first period, including a huge moment of controversy when Fernando Forestieri’s strike was earlier ruled out for offside.
Kieran Lee doubled the advantage after 73 minutes with Brighton down to 10 men; the visitors suffered the misfortune of having four players unable to continue because of injuries and were forced into a damage-limitation exercise.