No George Burley, a wet and miserable afternoon, and another way below par performance from the Town and, but for some erratic and unfortunate finishing by the visitors, this could have been league defeat number five of the season.

Excellent finishing however, by Pablo Counago, gave the Blue's a two goal lead at the interval, but Donnelly pulled a goal back for the Owl's just before the hour mark leaving the Town to hang on rather unconvincingly for the remainder of the game.

The visitors could have been ahead after just 45 seconds. Jermaine Wright played a square ball straight into the path of Haslam whose short pass was met by a powerful shot from Donnelly which Andy Marshall finger tipped onto the bar.

Wayne Brown headed the ball onto the top of the bar from a Mark Venus free-kick at the other end before Donnelly was unlucky not to score again when clear on goal but he fired his shot just over.

The visitors looked sharp in attack and forced Town onto the back foot for most of the first thirty minutes before Counago broke the deadlock against the run of play.

Another free-kick from Venus was headed on by Thomas Gaardsoe and Pressman in the Wednesday goal palmed away the ball only as far as Counago who crashed the ball home from a yard out.

Counago's second came just five minutes later in probably the best move of the game.

Marshall's thrown clearance found Coungao on the half-way line. He played the ball to Matt Holland on the right who in turn played a great cross-field pass to Jamie Clapham. Clapham advanced to the byline before crossing the ball low into the Wednesday area where it was met by Counago who struck home from the edge of the six yard box.

Both Holland and Marcus Bent then missed chances to extend the lead before the break.

Hendon was replaced by Owusu two minutes into the second period and his impact on the Wednesday front line was immediate with the visitors again forcing Town deep into their own half.

Owusu had just hit one shot wide when minutes later he crossed for Donnelly to beat Marshall with a powerful header (58).

And the visitors could have levelled on 63, but for an offside flag, when Owusu latching onto a pass from Sibon, and beat Marshall with a low shot from the right hand edge of the Town area.

The ever dangerous Sibon could also have levelled but his powerful downward header was too strong and bounced off the turf and over the bar, and in the closing minutes Marshall made a superb right-handed save from Owls sub McLaren.

Ipswich, who lady luck seems to have disserted in the past weeks, were riding it this afternoon, and hung on to take all three points.