On the 19th August 2007, Wolverhampton Wanderers recorded an impressive 3-1 win away to Sheffield Wednesday in the  EFL Championship.

Freddy Eastwood gave the visitors the lead when Andy Keogh's shot was parried into his path and he found the composure to sweep the ball home.

On the stroke of half time,  the Owls found an equaliser as Wade Small headed home from a Glenn Whelan corner.

However, Wolves regained their lead three minutes after the interval. A Michael Kightly strike and then a Jay Bothroyd goal ensured all three points were returning to Molineux - the then 25-year-old fired past Lee Grant in the 90th minute.

How this result contributed to the remainder of this season

This victory for the Wanderers was their first of the season, and they further went on to have quite a successful campaign under the management of Mick McCarthy.

However, they were unable to reach the heights of the previous season when they unexpectedly reached the play-offs, as they finished just one place outside of these spots due to them obtaining a worse goal difference than Watford.

In comparison, Sheffield Wednesday had a disappointing 2007/08 campaign, but after making their worst start to a season following them losing the first six games, a victory on the last day of the season ensured them survival in the Championship for another campaign.

Where are both sides are now.

Since this moment 13 years ago, Wolves have certainly had their fair share of ups and downs.

At the end of the following campaign, Wolves won the Championship title with 93 points, but in their third season in the Premier League they got relegated  after finishing bottom with only 25.

Then with their first season back in the Championship, after losing key players Steven Fletcher, Michael Kightly and Matt Jarvis, the Wanderers suffered back to back relegations and finished 23rd with 51 points.

However, newly appointed manager Kenny Jackett did not find it difficult to get Wolves back up to the Championship. In his first attempt, Jackett guided his side to be champions of League One at the end of the 2013/14 campaign.

Then after a couple of decent seasons in the Championship, with Nuno Espirito Santo in charge, Wolves won the league with a whopping 103 points in the 2017/18 campaign.

Since then, they have become a prominent Premier League force after finishing seventh in two successive seasons.

Furthermore, last season they experienced a good run in Europe before getting knocked out of the Europa League at the quarter final stage by Spanish outfit Sevilla.

On the other hand, in the last 13 years, the Owls have spent two seasons in the third tier, following their relegation in 2010.

However, after earning promotion in the season of 2012, Wednesday have not yet moved back out of the Championship. Their best campaign came in 2015/16 when they reached the play- off final.

Subsequently, that final was a 1-0 loss at Wembley against Hull City, and the defeat put an end to their dream of returning to the Premier League.

Previously fans had been hoping for a promotion push, but now a relegation battle is looking more likely. In the 2020/21 campaign,  the Owls will begin the season on  minus 12 points, due to the club breaching EFL Profitability and Sustainability rules.

Last season, they were just seven points clear of the drop, making next season a very worrying prospect.

 

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