Millwall were plunged deeper into relegation trouble after Sheffield Wednesday ran out comfortable 2-0 winners at The Den.
Goals from Ike Ugbo and Anthony Musaba sealed a vital win for Danny Rohl’s side, who closed the gap on the Lions to just four points.
After QPR’s win at Bristol City, the Lions are now one point outside the bottom three.
Wednesday took the lead in the 31st minute with the game’s first effort on target. Ryan Leonard was nutmegged by Musaba, who crossed for Ike Ugbo, who beat Murray Wallace to the ball at the back post and finished past Matija Sarkic.
Ugbo went close to a second in the 39th minute, slicing a shot wide of the far post.
The Owls doubled their lead before the break—another soft goal. Barry Bannan was allowed to play a simple ball into Musaba, and he shot across Sarkic and into the bottom corner.
Zian Flemming’s shot in the 54th minute forced a save from Wednesday stopper James Beadle as Millwall tried to force their way back into the game. Three minutes later, the Dutchman was denied again by Beadle.
Substitute Duncan Watmore came close to pulling one back as he beat two defenders before being denied by Beadle, as the visitors were happy to sit in and wait for Millwall to break them down.
That failed to happen, and despite trying to create chances, Millwall could not find a way past Beadle.
The result intensifies the pressure on head coach Joe Edwards, as it’s now one point taken from the last 21 available.
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