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Stoke 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday: The Potters' 12-game winless run in the Championship finally comes to an end after Steven Fletcher's late strike snatches all three points away from the Owls

Steven Fletcher finally brought an end to Stoke City's 12-game streak without a win in the Championship after he scored an 83rd-minute winner against Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday.

It was the 33-year-old's seventh league goal of the season, which now gets Michael O'Neill's side back on track and in the hunt for the play-off places.

Match report to follow

Steven Fletcher scores the only goal of the game as Stoke beat Sheffield Wednesday
Fletcher slides on his knees before being joined by Stoke team-mate Jacob Brown (left)

MATCH FACTS AND LEAGUE TABLE

STOKE CITY: (4-2-3-1) Gunn; Smith, Souttar, Batth, Fox (Tymon 37); Thompson (Clucas 77), Allen (Cousins 89); Brown, Powell, McClean (Clarke 77); Fletcher (Mikel 89)

SUBS NOT USED: Vokes, Chester, Oakley-Boothe, Bursik

GOALS: Fletcher (83)

BOOKINGS: None

COACH: Michael O'Neill

SHEFF WEDNESDAY: (3-5-2) Westwood; Harris, Lees, Dunkley (Pelupessy 65); Urhoghide (Windass 88), Reach, Shaw, Hutchinson, Bannan; Paterson, Rhodes (Kachunga 66)

SUBS NOT USED: Palmer, Borner, Penney, Dele-Bashiru, Brown, Wildsmith

GOALS: None

BOOKINGS: Hutchinson (41)

COACH: Neil Thompson

REFEREE: James Linington (Isle of Wight)

VENUE: Bet365 Stadium

Season at a glance

  • Championship
  • Premier League
  • Championship
  • League One
  • League Two
  • Scottish Premiership
  • Scottish Div 1
  • Scottish Div 2
  • Scottish Div 3
  • Ligue 1
  • Serie A
  • La Liga
  • Bundesliga

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