Sheffield Wednesday trounced struggling Bristol Rovers to start new owner Milan Mandaric's reign with a bang.
Will Hoskins headed Rovers ahead but the Owls responded in style, scoring four goals in 22 first-half minutes.
Chris Sedgwick nodded them level, Tommy Miller lashed home a second and Gary Teale's rebound strike and Jermaine Johnson's solo effort made it 4-1.
A 25-yard Hoskins volley gave Rovers hope but substitutes James O'Connor and Paul Heffernan sealed victory.
After Hoskins' seventh-minute opener, Sedgwick got the Owls' equaliser when he headed in the rebound from six yards after Clinton Morrison had brought a fine save from goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen.
Miller then smashed home a loose ball from 14 yards for the second and, three minutes later, Andersen could not hold Morrison's header and Teale scored from six yards.
Just past the half-hour mark, Johnson waltzed through the Rovers defence to fire home the fourth.
But, although Rovers improved after the break and Hoskins' second goal gave them hope of a point, O'Connor slotted home the fifth before fellow sub Heffernan rounded off the scoring nine minutes from time.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Alan Irvine told BBC Radio Sheffield: "Terrific result. I thought we were excellent going forward and I though we may have had another 6 goals in the way we attacked.
"Overall I've got to be delighted with scoring six goals.
"A huge day for the club and I felt we could have tapped into the positive atmosphere of the place. We matched a big day with a big performance."
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Saturday, 11 December 2010
Npower League One
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Sheff Wed
6-2
Bristol R
FT
(HT 4-1)
Sedgwick 10
Miller 23
Teale 26
Johnson 32
O'Connor 71
Heffernan 81
Hoskins 7
Hoskins 66
Sheff Wed
01 Weaver
02 Spurr yellow card
04 Purse yellow card
11 Jones
15 Beevers
08 Miller (Palmer 83)
14 Potter (O'Connor 70)
21 Teale
23 Johnson (Heffernan 64)
24 Sedgwick
30 Morrison
Substitutes
25 Jameson,
05 Hinds,
17 O'Connor,
19 Boden,
29 Palmer,
09 Heffernan,
28 Modest
Bristol Rovers
01 Andersen
03 Sawyer
05 Coles
06 Tunnicliffe
15 Anthony yellow card
04 Lines
07 Campbell yellow card
11 Hughes (Akinde 59)
14 Brown (Swallow 59)
08 Hoskins
17 Kuffour (Reece 83)
Substitutes
13 Green,
21 Clough,
20 Reece,
22 Pell,
23 Swallow,
09 Akinde,
18 Richard
Ref: WebsterAtt: 19,242
SHEFF WED
BRISTOL R
Possession
Sheff Wed49%
Bristol R51%
Attempts on target
Sheff Wed12
Bristol R9
Attempts off target
Sheff Wed10
Bristol R4
Corners
Sheff Wed6
Bristol R10
Fouls
Sheff Wed13
Bristol R9
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+3:58 The final whistle is blown by the referee.
90:00+0:24 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Akinde by Mark Beevers. Will Hoskins shoots direct from the free kick.
89:26 Tommy Spurr takes the inswinging corner, Mikkel Andersen makes a save.
Correction - 88:56 Effort from close range by Clinton Morrison bounces off the post.
88:56 Shot from close in by Clinton Morrison misses to the left of the goal.
88:28 Chris Lines concedes a free kick for a foul on Liam Palmer. Direct free kick taken by Tommy Spurr.
87:08 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Clinton Morrison by Chris Lines. Free kick taken by Daniel Jones.
85:33 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Teale by Gary Sawyer. Darren Purse takes the direct free kick.
84:49 Corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell to the near post, clearance by Chris Sedgwick.
Correction - 83:47 Liam Palmer challenges Chris Lines unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stuart Campbell.
83:47 Foul by Liam Palmer on Chris Lines, free kick awarded. Stuart Campbell takes the direct free kick.
83:18 The referee gives a free kick against James O'Connor for handball. Free kick taken by Danny Coles.
82:43 Substitution Jo Kuffour goes off and Charles Reece comes on.
82:04 Substitution (Sheff Wed) makes a substitution, with Liam Palmer coming on for Tommy Miller.
80:18 Assist by Tommy Miller.
80:18 GOAL - Paul Heffernan:Sheff Wed 6 - 2 Bristol Rovers A goal is scored by Paul Heffernan from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 6-2 Bristol Rovers.
79:25 Effort from outside the area by Daniel Jones goes wide right of the goal.
78:11 Tommy Miller concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart Campbell. Free kick taken by James Tunnicliffe.
77:06 Shot from just outside the box by Gary Teale misses to the right of the target.
76:35 Jo Kuffour takes a shot. Darren Purse gets a block in.
74:35 Gary Teale takes a shot.
73:17 Corner taken by Stuart Campbell.
73:00 Will Hoskins takes a shot. Save by Nicky Weaver.
72:35 Short corner worked by Will Hoskins.
72:10 Inswinging corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the left by-line, clearance by Chris Sedgwick.
70:58 Clinton Morrison provided the assist for the goal.
70:58 GOAL - James O'Connor:Sheff Wed 5 - 2 Bristol Rovers James O'Connor finds the net with a goal from inside the box to the top right corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 5-2 Bristol Rovers.
69:38 Gary Teale takes a shot. Save by Mikkel Andersen.
69:05 Substitution James O'Connor replaces Darren Potter.
67:47 Stuart Campbell takes the outswinging corner, Chris Sedgwick manages to make a clearance.
67:03 The ball is swung over by Tommy Spurr, save by Mikkel Andersen.
65:04 Foul by Mark Beevers on Will Hoskins, free kick awarded.
65:04 GOAL - Will Hoskins:Sheff Wed 4 - 2 Bristol Rovers Will Hoskins finds the back of the net with a goal from outside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 4-2 Bristol Rovers.
63:54 Substitution Paul Heffernan is brought on as a substitute for Jermaine Johnson.
62:29 Corner taken by Stuart Campbell.
62:17 Will Hoskins takes a shot. Darren Purse gets a block in.
61:13 Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Purse on Gary Sawyer. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Chris Lines, save made by Nicky Weaver. Corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell from the right by-line, Nicky Weaver makes a save.
61:13 Booking Tommy Spurr is shown a yellow card.
58:27 Substitution John Akinde replaces Jeff Hughes.
58:27 Substitution Ben Swallow comes on in place of Wayne Brown.
58:27 Booking Darren Purse is shown a yellow card.
57:11 Darren Purse gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jo Kuffour. Danny Coles takes the direct free kick.
56:47 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell from the right by-line.
55:48 Outswinging corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the right by-line played to the near post, Mark Beevers makes a clearance.
54:51 The ball is crossed by Gary Sawyer.
53:51 Jeff Hughes takes a shot. Save made by Nicky Weaver.
52:07 Gary Teale takes a shot. Mikkel Andersen makes a save.
51:09 Foul by Darren Purse on Mikkel Andersen, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Mikkel Andersen.
50:52 Corner taken by Tommy Spurr from the right by-line, save by Mikkel Andersen.
50:32 The ball is crossed by Gary Teale, Gary Sawyer manages to make a clearance.
49:31 Unfair challenge on Will Hoskins by Mark Beevers results in a free kick. Chris Lines crosses the ball in from the free kick.
47:31 Daniel Jones has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.
46:50 Shot from just outside the box by Chris Lines misses to the right of the target.
46:13 Foul by Darren Potter on Will Hoskins, free kick awarded. James Tunnicliffe takes the free kick.
45:49 Centre by Daniel Jones.
45:01 The second half has started.
Half Time
45:00+2:53 The referee blows for half time.
45:00+2:10 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Sedgwick by Jeff Hughes. Darren Purse takes the direct free kick.
45:00+1:31 Effort from the edge of the area by Daniel Jones goes wide of the right-hand upright.
39:48 Daniel Jones has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.
37:31 Wayne Brown produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
37:01 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell played to the near post.
36:40 Stuart Campbell takes a shot. Daniel Jones gets a block in.
35:04 Jo Kuffour fouled by Tommy Spurr, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Stuart Campbell.
34:17 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Teale by Byron Anthony. Darren Purse takes the free kick.
34:17 Booking Byron Anthony receives a caution.
33:11 Gary Sawyer takes a shot. Save made by Nicky Weaver.
31:49 GOAL - Jermaine Johnson:Sheff Wed 4 - 1 Bristol Rovers Goal scored by Jermaine Johnson from inside the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 4-1 Bristol Rovers.
28:23 Effort on goal by Jermaine Johnson from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
27:21 Unfair challenge on Clinton Morrison by Stuart Campbell results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Darren Purse.
27:21 Booking The referee cautions Stuart Campbell for unsporting behaviour.
26:35 Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Teale on Byron Anthony. Direct free kick taken by Mikkel Andersen.
25:12 GOAL - Gary Teale:Sheff Wed 3 - 1 Bristol Rovers Goal scored by Gary Teale from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 3-1 Bristol Rovers.
22:52 GOAL - Tommy Miller:Sheff Wed 2 - 1 Bristol Rovers Tommy Miller scores a goal from just inside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Sheff Wed 2-1 Bristol Rovers.
22:44 Jermaine Johnson crosses the ball, clearance by James Tunnicliffe.
22:01 Will Hoskins takes a shot from long range which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
19:51 Mark Beevers gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Will Hoskins. Direct free kick taken by Stuart Campbell.
18:32 Corner taken by Gary Teale.
18:12 Gary Teale delivers the ball, Wayne Brown gets a block in.
17:46 Gary Teale takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Jeff Hughes.
17:29 Gary Teale takes a shot. Save by Mikkel Andersen.
17:18 Inswinging corner taken by Tommy Spurr from the right by-line played to the near post, Jeff Hughes manages to make a clearance.
16:19 Unfair challenge on Clinton Morrison by Stuart Campbell results in a free kick. Gary Teale delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, save by Mikkel Andersen.
14:38 The official flags Jeff Hughes offside. Nicky Weaver restarts play with the free kick.
13:27 Unfair challenge on Danny Coles by Jermaine Johnson results in a free kick. Danny Coles takes the direct free kick.
12:44 Tommy Spurr takes a shot. Save made by Mikkel Andersen.
12:34 Tommy Spurr takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Byron Anthony.
12:06 Daniel Jones delivers the ball, Danny Coles makes a clearance.
11:49 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jeff Hughes on Darren Potter. Tommy Miller takes the free kick.
9:10 GOAL - Chris Sedgwick:Sheff Wed 1 - 1 Bristol Rovers Chris Sedgwick scores a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Sheff Wed 1-1 Bristol Rovers.
9:00 Clinton Morrison takes a shot. Save made by Mikkel Andersen.
8:35 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jermaine Johnson by James Tunnicliffe. Jermaine Johnson takes the direct free kick.
7:40 The ball is sent over by Gary Teale. Clinton Morrison conjures a right-footed shot from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
7:25 Jermaine Johnson takes a shot. Blocked by James Tunnicliffe.
6:07 The assist for the goal came from Wayne Brown.
6:07 GOAL - Will Hoskins:Sheff Wed 0 - 1 Bristol Rovers Will Hoskins scores a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Sheff Wed 0-1 Bristol Rovers.
2:13 Gary Teale produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
1:25 The assistant referee flags for offside against Will Hoskins. Nicky Weaver takes the indirect free kick.
0:45 Jeff Hughes produces a cross.
0:00 The match has kicked off.
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