Owls manager Alan Irvine spoke of his pleasure at seeing hours of hard work on the training ground implemented in Wednesday's 1-0 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.

In what was a thoroughly entertaining game, the Owls walked away with three points thanks to Giles Coke's first half strike, leaving Irvine satisfied following Wednesday's third clean sheet in four games.

He said: "Overall I'm happy with the three points. I thought the work we did on them throughout the week really paid off. We implemented what we had planned in training and it's always pleasing to see hard work like that pay off.

"We knew they were going to be a bright side and I was very impressed with the footage I had seen of them prior to the game, so when all the factors come together on a matchday to walk away with three points is always a good feeling."

Wednesday mustered numerous chances through the game and was particularly pleased with Darren Potter's contribution in the midfield engine room.

He added: "I thought we looked quite comfortable throughout the game because of our hard work and we probably should have put the game to bed. We had plenty of good chances but didn't make the most of them.

"I chose to go with Darren Potter in the midfield because I thought the game would be more suited to his style of play, and together with Giles Coke I thought we controlled things well. They were a very busy side and we did well making sure that they didn't overrun in the midfield."