Highflying Stoke city visited Hillsborough bringing with them former Wednesday Midfield ace Glenn Whelan. With time running out in the 2008/09 season Brian Laws' men needed to bag a much needed three points. However, despite the well taken Franck Songo'o goal the game finished in a stalemate 1-1 draw giving the Owls a share of the spoils for the third game on the spin.