Summary

  • Sheffield Wednesday will play either Bolton or Barnsley at Wembley on 29 May after amazing semi-final win

  • Owls won shootout 5-3, with Posh's Dan Butler hitting the bar with his effort

  • Wednesday won second leg 4-0 after 90 minutes and 5-1 after extra time to send tie to penalties

  • No team had ever overturned a four-goal first-leg deficit to win a play-off semi-final tie

  1. Postpublished at 90+2 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Jonson Clarke-Harris plays the ball out for a Sheffield Wednesday throw-in.

    Four minutes left.

  2. Peterborough counting down the secondspublished at 90+1 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Francis Green
    Ex-Peterborough forward on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    Six minutes is probably about right.

    Now Sheffield Wednesday are just going to pump the ball forward.

  3. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90+1 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Aden Flint comes on for Dominic Iorfa as Sheffield Wednesday make another late change.

    That will eat up a bit of time.

  4. SIX MINUTES ADDED ONpublished at 90 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Liam Palmer weaves his way into the box from the right and he strikes right-footed but Peterborough keeper Will Norris collects.

    Six minutes on the board goes up.

    How are your nerves at home?

  5. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    What a waste.

    Will Vaulks' first contribution for Sheffield Wednesday is a scuffed, high and wide volley from the edge of the box as he was completely unmarked.

    Peterborough only have a few more minutes to hold on.

  6. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore is crouched down on the touchline.

    He feels the tension. As do basically everyone else in Hillsborough right now.

    A long Owls throw-in is cleared by Peterborough, meanwhile.

  7. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 87 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Finally a Sheffield Wednesday change.

    Goalscorer Reece James comes off and is replaced by Will Vaulks.

  8. YELLOW CARDpublished at 87 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Peterborough's Jack Taylor goes into the book for a foul on Sheffield Wednesday's Josh Windass.

  9. Postpublished at 86 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Darren Ferguson stands dejectedImage source, Rex Features

    Even when Sheffield Wednesday are losing the ball, Peterborough can't seem to keep hold of it and the Owls just keep on winning it back.

    Less than five minutes left but it's still all Wednesday.

    This has been a poor performance from Peterborough.

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 18 May 2023

    #bbcefl

    Peter: Fair play to Wednesday, but Peterborough have been shocking. Such a negative performance.

  11. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Josh Windass sends a ball into the Peterborough box but Michael Smith can't get onto it.

    But Peterborough can't keep the ball and Sheffield Wednesday whip it back in and Posh keeper Will Norris loses the ball as he tries to claim in mid air.

    The Owls cannot capitalise.

    Oh it's tense.

  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 79 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Kwame Poku is replaced by Josh Knight as Peterborough make another change, their third of the evening.

    Sheffield Wednesday haven't made a substitution yet.

  13. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Right from Barry Bannan's corner, Sheffield Wednesday keep the ball alive and Dominic Iorfa heads from close range.

    But Peterborough keeper Will Norris collects. Almost.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:40 British Summer Time 18 May 2023

    #bbcefl

    Joe: 4-0 is a dangerous lead in the play-offs.

    Reece James celebratesImage source, Rex Features
  15. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    At this stage, both sets of fans look like their nerves are shot to bits.

    I'm glad I'm a neutral, I'm not sure I could handle it.

    Josh Windass, meanwhile, curls a delivery into the Peterborough box and Marvin Johnson shoots and wins another corner for Sheffield Wednesday.

  16. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    The Peterborough fans at Hillsborough look stunned. This is turning into a sobering night for them.

    Can Sheffield Wednesday find another goal? No team has ever come from four goals down after the first leg to win a play-off tie before.

    15 minutes are left on the clock.

  17. Game onpublished at 70 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Brian Laws
    Ex-Sheff Wed manager on BBC Radio Sheffield

    What a return ball from Reece James, at first I thought he'd lost possession, but he just toe-poked it under the goalkeeper.

    This is game on!

    That goal has rejuvenated the players, they are smelling blood. It will be a long 20 minutes for Peterborough, who will just be trying to hold on.

    Reece James scores for Sheffield WednesdayImage source, Rex Features
  18. YELLOW CARDpublished at 73 mins

    Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)

    Dan Butler goes into the book for remonstrating with referee David Webb in the aftermath of that Sheffield Wednesday goal.

    You must say, that goal was coming.

  19. goal

    GOAL: Sheff Wed 3-0 Peterborough (agg 3-4)published at 70 mins

    Reece James

    Oh my word, it might be happening.

    Lee Gregory, just stop. The Sheffield Wednesday man dummies from Liam Palmer's delivery to send through Reece James unmarked in the Peterborough box.

    James slots home at the near post and Hillsborough is rocking.

    Surely Peterborough can't give up a four-goal lead?

  20. 'Peterborough chasing shadows'published at 69 mins

    Sheff Wed 2-0 Peterborough (agg 2-4)

    Francis Green
    Ex-Peterborough forward on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    Wednesday are piling balls into the box, and so far Peterborough are dealing well with them.

    But you cannot keep allowing them to do that, because one will work out for them eventually.

    Posh are getting tired, you can see it, and it's no wonder, because they've been chasing shadows for an hour.

    The Owls have guys that can come off the bench and be a big threat too, so it's not going to stop.