Sheffield Wednesday marked the completion of the club's takeover by beating West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at Hillsborough for just their second Championship win of the season, on a day of celebration that wiped out their 18-point deduction and left them ending the campaign on zero points.
Buoyed by the announcement of the completed acquisition by American consortium Arise Capital Partners shortly before kick-off, two goals in four minutes from Nathaniel Chalobah and skipper Liam Palmer put the Owls 2-0 up at the break. Karlan Grant pulled one back late on, but the relegated hosts held on to hand James Morrison defeat in his first match as permanent boss.
A Surreal Party at Hillsborough
Nothing was at stake for either side in the table. Sheffield Wednesday had long since been relegated, while West Brom had secured safety with two games to spare despite their own two-point deduction for financial issues. Yet a surreal party atmosphere swept around a sold-out Hillsborough after news broke of the club's buyout and the EFL's subsequent withdrawal of a potential 15-point deduction for next season.