Henrik Pedersen felt his young Wednesday side were still very much in the game until QPR struck twice late on to seal their 3-0 victory in West London today.

The Owls boss saw us concede early and fail to trouble the home side in the first half, leaving him to reflect: “I think we had a difficult beginning of the game, where they were more dominant than us.

“I think from the beginning of the second half, the boys played much more bravely on the ball. They made many more brave movements behind the opponent.

“Going into the 81st minute, when they scored for 2-0, I think it was a very equal game, and especially in the second half we can be proud, because this is what we want to see more of.

“I think we had three senior players in the starting 11 today but how the young guys are doing is much more than what we can expect from them.”

Pedersen also praised the tremendous backing from our fans over the busy Christmas period, adding: “We show our appreciation for this fantastic support they are doing again and again and again. It means everything in a difficult period, that you can feel we are one club.

“We stay together and we have to keep on going with this. We will do everything so they can be proud of us on the pitch.”