sport news Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Peterborough (5-5 agg - 5-3 on pens): Owls stage ... trends now
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Sheffield Wednesday staged a sensational comeback to beat Peterborough in League One play-off semi-finals as they overcame a 4-0 deficit to win on penalties.
Smith got the Owls off to the start they needed as he buried a penalty in the eighth minute to send Hillsborough into a frenzy.
Lee Gregory then made it 2-0 before the quarter of the hour mark to tap in Callum Paterson's shot across goal.
The hosts then remarkably got a third with 20 minutes left, as Reece James beat Will Norris with a neat finish from a tight angle to set up a nervy finish for the visitors, who were at risk of squandering their four-goal first leg deficit.
And in the eighth minute of added time, Sheffield Wednesday completed their miracle comeback as Liam Palmer turned in Flint's header to send the tie to extra-time.
While Wednesday had the moment, they were left with it all to do again when hero Gregory turned into his own net in the first half of extra time.
Wednesday, once again, responded through Calum Paterson to make it 5-1 on the night and 5-5 on aggregate, which
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