Slim margins were all that separated a competitive contest between Bristol Rovers and League One promotion hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday at the Mem on Tuesday.
This game had defining moments that were both in and out of Rovers' control and they didn't go their way in a 2-1 defeat to the Owls. A slack pass from the returning Jarell Quansah, likely a product of rustiness after a three-game suspension, was ruthlessly punished by one of the league's best in Barry Bannan before the Gas shot themselves in the other foot by failing to clear a corner from the Scotsman, which was eventually forced home by Akin Famewo as Joey Barton's side failed with multiple opportunities get rid.
With Wednesday on the outside looking in at the top two and out of form, the pressure on Darren Moore's side to keep pace with Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town was huge and it felt a quickfire response from Rovers would transform the occasion. It duly arrived seconds after the break when Aaron Collins stormed onto a long ball from his goalkeeper James Belshaw and slid the ball home.
