Ipswich Town 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Tommy Smith scored five goals for Ipswich last season

Ipswich registered their first league win of the season with a narrow victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

After an exciting opening, Ross Wallace finished well to put the Owls ahead, only for Freddie Sears to equalise less than two minutes later with a fine shot from a difficult angle.

The hosts took the lead after the break when Tommy Smith forced the ball home after a Ryan Fraser centre.

Wednesday pushed for an equaliser but Town managed to see the game out.

The Owls, who had won both of their first two matches, started brightly and almost took the lead inside five minutes when Marco Matias saw a shot come back off the post.

The hosts responded well and last season's top scorer Daryl Murphy had a header cleared off the line after a corner before the Owls opened the scoring against the run of play in the 19th minute.

Wallace thumped home after a quick counter-attack ended with a Matias cutback breaking into his path.

The lead was short-lived as Sears latched on to a through ball and finished expertly from a tight angle.

The hosts dominated much of the play for the rest of the half but had to wait until the 53rd minute to take the lead, Smith bundling home after Owls keeper Keiren Westwood failed to deal with a Fraser cross.

It remained that way as Ipswich, who conceded two goals in stoppage time last week to draw 2-2 at Brentford, were indebted to keeper Bartosz Bialkowski for a fine late save from Lucas Joao.

Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy: "Near the end I'm sure my heart was going a little faster than it should, but we were bound to be a little nervy.

"I think it was a good performance. We had to come from behind to beat a very good team, which means we showed all the attributes you need to be a success in this league.

"There were were some great performances and I thought Freddie Sears was outstanding."

Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal: "I am unhappy about the result but I am proud of my players, who fought for the whole 96 minutes, and also our fans, who supported the team during and after the match.

"We knew this would be one of the hardest matches in the Championship but in some parts we controlled the game and we put Ipswich under pressure in the last 15 minutes.

"But my players are learning and if this was played in three months time it would be a different test."