Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Huddersfield Town

Miller's equaliser was his third goal for Huddersfield

Ishmael Miller scored a late equaliser as Huddersfield moved nine points clear of the Championship relegation zone with a draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

An otherwise uneventful Yorkshire derby sprang to life with two goals in the last four minutes.

Substitute Sergiu Bus put the Owls ahead when he scrambled home Marnick Vermijl's cross from close range.

But Miller pounced on a knock-down from James Vaughan to fire home in the final minute and salvage his side a point.

It was a frenetic end to an otherwise uninspiring game between two sides who also played out a goalless draw at the John Smith's Stadium in November.

And the result extended two disappointing records for the sides, with Wednesday having won only one of their last eight games at Hillsborough, while Huddersfield are now without a win in seven.

Sergiu Bus (centre) celebrates his first Owls goal on only his third appearance for the club

The first real opening of the game fell to Owls striker Caolan Lavery in the 18th minute when he ran on to Atdhe Nuhiu's ball over the top but his volley flew over the bar.

Lewis McGugan also fired wide on the stretch, but it was Huddersfield who went closest to breaking the deadlock before the break when Vermijl cleared David Edgar's close-range shot off the line.

Wednesday stepped up a gear after the break and thought they had gone in front when Nuhiu rounded keeper Alex Smithies and stabbed the ball goalwards, only for Joel Lynch to somehow get back to slide in and clear off the line.

Lavery fired wide soon afterwards, while Romanian striker Bus saw a shot saved by Smithies.

Just as the game seemed to be petering out into a draw, Wednesday took the lead when Bus turned the ball home at the second attempt for his first goal for the club.

But Miller responded immediately, firing home after receiving the ball in space in the area.

Sheffield Wednesday boss Stuart Gray:

"We're disappointed that we threw two points away. I should be talking about a 1-0 win. We switched off and didn't see the game out.

"They scored from a punt down the pitch. We didn't deal with the long ball. We've defended better than that.

"They obviously came with a game plan, keeping five players behind the ball and trying to hit us on the break.

"It was good for Bus to get the goal. Like any forward, he wanted to get on the scoresheet."

Huddersfield manager Chris Powell:

"I think it was looking like a bit of a stalemate. There were a few chances end to end and it looked like it would end 0-0.

"We needed a quick response after they scored and that's what we got. I felt the result was a fair reflection on the balance of play.

"I thought Ishmael Miller worried them when he came on and you want that from your subs."

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Line-ups

Sheff Wed

• 1Westwood
• 36Vermijl
• 15Lees
• 18Zayatte
• 3Mattock
• 27Isgrove
• 37McGugan
• 20LeeSubstituted forMayat 63'minutes
• 4Hutchinson
• 13LaverySubstituted forMaguireat 74'minutes
• 9NuhiuSubstituted forBusat 63'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Buxton
• 7May
• 10Maguire
• 19Maghoma
• 28Bus
• 35Dielna
• 43Kirkland

Huddersfield

• 1Smithies
• 27Smith
• 4HudsonBooked at 81mins
• 33LynchBooked at 67mins
• 7Scannell
• 10CoadyBooked at 45mins
• 2Edgar
• 8Butterfield
• 3James
• 9Vaughan
• 21WellsSubstituted forMillerat 64'minutes

Substitutes

• 11Miller
• 15Wallace
• 18Lolley
• 25Carroll
• 28Gobern
• 31Allinson
• 45Majewski

Referee:

Mark Haywood

Attendance:

20,851

Match Stats

Home TeamSheff WedAway TeamHuddersfield

Possession

Home59%

Away41%

Shots

Home14

Away4

Shots on Target

Home5

Away3

Corners

Home4

Away2

Fouls

Home10

Away14

Live Text

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Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.

Posted at 90'

Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Sean Scannell.

Goal!

Posted at 89'

Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1. Ishmael Miller (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Scannell.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Stevie May (Sheffield Wednesday).

Posted at 89'

Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Marnick Vermijl (Sheffield Wednesday).

Posted at 88'

James Vaughan (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Goal!

Posted at 86'

Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Sergiu Bus (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.

Posted at 86'

Attempt saved. Sergiu Bus (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marnick Vermijl.

Posted at 85'

Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Huddersfield Town).

Posted at 83'

Attempt saved. Chris Maguire (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 82'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Booking

Posted at 81'

Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 81'

Delay in match Lewis McGugan (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.

Posted at 81'

Marnick Vermijl (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town).

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Chris Maguire (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stevie May.

Posted at 77'

Kamil Zayatte (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Ishmael Miller (Huddersfield Town).

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Chris Maguire replaces Caolan Lavery.

Posted at 72'

Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Reece James.

Posted at 72'

Attempt blocked. Lewis McGugan (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Mattock.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Stevie May (Sheffield Wednesday).

Posted at 69'

Joel Lynch (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 68'

Attempt saved. Sergiu Bus (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Lees.

Booking

Posted at 67'

Joel Lynch (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 67'

Sergiu Bus (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Joel Lynch (Huddersfield Town).

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Attempt blocked. Ishmael Miller (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Mark Hudson.

Substitution

Posted at 64'

Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Ishmael Miller replaces Nahki Wells.

Posted at 64'

Attempt missed. Lewis McGugan (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 63'

Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Stevie May replaces Kieran Lee.

Substitution

Posted at 63'

Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sergiu Bus replaces Atdhe Nuhiu.

Posted at 62'

Attempt missed. Caolan Lavery (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis McGugan.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday).

Posted at 60'

James Vaughan (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 56'

Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).

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