Eages down Owls yet again

This report from the BBC Football website:

Play-off hopefuls Crystal Palace paid the price for their poor finishing as they dropped two points against struggling Sheffield Wednesday.

The result stretched Wednesday's winless streak to five games but they scrambled off the foot of the table courtesy of their point. Palace withstood an early flurry from the Owls to take charge of the first half, although they never looked convincing.

And the story was the same in the second period as Wednesday looked comfortable. It was nine minutes before the home side caught sight of goal with leading scorer Andrew Johnson drilling a 25-yard shot over the bar.

And, when Darren Powell got on the end of a Tommy Black corner, his header also went over the top. The lively Johnson again cleared the bar when he fired in a right-footed volley from a corner. Black's shot in the dying seconds struck the woodwork and Wednesday ended the half with a chance of their own, but keeper Cedric Berthelin saved Ashley Westwood's header.

Half-time: Palace 0-0 Owls