Connor Wickham’s injury-time equaliser earned Sheffield Wednesday a deserved point in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.
Forest had looked as if they were going to consolidate their position in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs after Joe Lolley’s sweet 69th-minute strike, which Wednesday were convinced should have been ruled out for offside.
Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi was celebrating signing a new contract on Friday, but he was left furious by his side’s inability to hold on for two extra points in a top-six race that looks like going down to the wire.
Wednesday are one of the few sides in the Championship with little to play for in the remaining games – barring any possible EFL points deduction for breaking financial fair play rules, which could plunge them into relegation danger.
Massimo Luongo had a low effort deflected just wide before Jordan Rhodes, playing his first game since January, dallied after being played in on goal by Barry Bannan’s slicing through ball.
Wickham’s header was blocked on the goalline and then Luongo sent another effort just over.
Rhodes, whose only goals of the season so far came in the way of a hat-trick in December’s reverse fixture at the City Ground, saw a header crash into the post and Lee was destined to convert the rebound, only for Worrall to produce a brilliant goalline block.
Goalkeeper Brice Samba’s long ball set Lolley free, the offside flag stayed down, and a brilliant first touch from the Forest midfielder saw him close in on goal and he made no mistake with a cool finish into the bottom corner to put Forest ahead.
That goal knocked the wind out of Wednesday’s sails as Lolley almost added a second with a swerving drive that Joe Wildsmith did well to keep out.
