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Owls in striker talks

Laws upset after 'cruel' result

Published: Monday, 9 November 2009, 1:57PM

Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws felt that his side's 2-1 defeat at home to QPR was not a fair reflection on the game.

Jay Simpson gave Rangers a 10th-minute lead, firing beyond keeper Lee Grant after latching onto a great through ball from Abel Taarabt, but Jermaine Johnson struck a equaliser just three minutes later after being sent clear by Darren Potter. Both sides then came close during an entertaining encounter before Kaspars Gorkss snatched a late winner for the visitors, meeting Alejandro Faurlin's corner with a firm near-post header.

"We didn't deserve that," said Laws. "We did enough to win, but football can be cruel at times."

He added: "We scored a great goal and after that I thought we were in control of the game. We feel like we've had our pockets pinched. It wasn't even a corner (for the winning goal) but the referee was so inconsistent with his decisions. Corners and free-kicks were given when they shouldn't have been."

Laws had little sympathy for transfer-seeking defender Richard Wood, who was booed when he came on as a substitute. He said: "The crowd reaction tells you they're disappointed with him and he's got to take it."