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da realbet： Sheffield Wednesday moved back up into the playoff picture this weekend after recording back-to-back victories for the first time under manager Garry Monk this season.
The Owls had to come from behind to defeat Brentford at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon.
Bryan Mbeumo headed home the opening goal of the match for the visitors just before the half-hour mark before Steven Fletcher’s quickfire brace secured all three points.
The 32-year-old striker saw his tally increase to ten for the season after he slotted home a penalty to then curled one around the Bees goalkeeper just four minutes later.
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Monk continued to operate a 4-4-2 system with Atdhe Nuhiu partnering Fletcher once again, but the Kosovan colossus struggled to have any sort of influence in the match – 23 touches and one shot off target, per SofaScore.
It led to the Owls boss making a tactical change at half-time which saw Jordan Rhodes come on in his place. A perhaps surprising move given the lack of game time the club-record signing has had this season.
The 29-year-old had been restricted to two substitute appearances under Monk prior to this decision, and with his contract up at the end of the season, it seemed likely that his time in south Yorkshire would be coming to an end sooner rather than later.
However, this cameo performance may have just hinted towards there still being life for Rhodes in the blue and white stripes.
Even though the former Blackburn striker didn’t score, he proved to be an intriguing partner for their top scorer.
So much so that fans noted his movement as a particular attribute that made their attack seem more in sync – at 6 foot 5, Nuhiu is far from mobile.
With an incoming game against Derby County coming as soon as Wednesday, it could give Rhodes another opportunity to impress, maybe even from the start this time.
If he keeps this up, there could well be a comeback for his career at the Owls.
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In other news, could Garry Monk have Atdhe Nuhiu’s long-term replacement already at the club?