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Sheffield Wednesday correspondent Joe Crann believes Plymouth Argyle captain Joe Edwards was lucky to avoid a red card on Tuesday evening.
The Lowdown: Injury-time heartbreak
The Owls made the long trip back from Home Park empty-handed after an injury-time goal from Sam Cosgrove gave the hosts all three points.
Liam Palmer cancelled out Ryan Hardie’s opener in the first half in a lively top-of-the-table encounter, with Darren Moore bringing off Barry Bannan and Josh Windass with 20 minutes remaining – a decision that puzzled some.
The result leaves Wednesday four points off the automatic places and five off table toppers Plymouth in League One.
The Latest: Edwards tackle
Reece James was on the receiving end of a challenge from Edwards just before half time, with the Plymouth man shown a yellow card.
However, taking to Twitter, Crann said that it ‘looked REALLY bad on the replay’, believing the player may have seen red if VAR was in use.
Are you Moore in or Moore out?
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The Verdict: Not good
James was forced off at half time for Dominic Iorfa as a result of Edwards’ challenge, and it seems as if the Plymouth man was lucky to avoid a red.
Wednesday impressed at Home Park and on another evening would have come away with three vital points, however, attention may turn to Moore’s substitute decisions and the failure to take chances.
Hopefully, the Owls will get back to winning ways against Cheltenham on Saturday and James can make a swift recovery.
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