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Massimo Luongo scored his second Sheffield Wednesday match-winner in consecutive home games

Massimo Luongo's second goal in three Championship matches helped Sheffield Wednesday beat Stoke City.

The Potters, who were looking for a third successive victory, lost Peter Etebo and Cameron Carter-Vickers to injury inside 25 minutes.

Luongo then latched onto Morgan Fox's long ball on 43 minutes and, aided by substitute Liam Lindsay's error, raced clear to score the only goal.

Stoke's best chance came from Lee Gregory's header but he was denied by Cameron Dawson's point-blank save.

The Owls move up to third in the Championship table after 13 matches, while Stoke remain in the relegation zone.

The game was lacking in rhythm in the opening 30 minutes, Stoke having not been helped by the injuries to Etebo and Carter-Vickers, which pressed Mark Duffy and Lindsay into action earlier than anticipated from the bench.

Stoke keeper Adam Federici made the game's first save to deny Adam Reach after he cut inside the box from the right-hand side.

Luongo, who scored the only goal in the Owls' previous home game against Wigan, then took advantage of Lindsay's failed attempted clearance to slot past Federici low into the right-hand corner.

With the first half coming to a close, Lindsay was involved at the other end when he put a close-range volley over from a Stoke corner.

The Potters improved after the break and thought they had equalised from a well-worked free-kick, but for Dawson's stunning save from Gregory's close-range header.

Lungo went off injured on 54 minutes, while Stoke ended the game with 10 men when Tom Edwards limped off, manager Nathan Jones having already used all three substitutes.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"It's been very similar in the last two games - Cardiff and this one. Very good in the first half, but making it difficult for ourselves in the second.

"In both second halves, we could have done better with the ball in those periods. But there are some really good things that have come out of both games.

"Sometimes you have to dig in, and we've done that. The most important thing is that we've taken points from both."

Stoke City manager Nathan Jones told BBC Radio Stoke:

"I'm flabbergasted. There's nothing in the game. The error was the difference between the two sides.

"We've not played as well as we'd have liked to in the first half, but we shouldn't go in at half-time 1-0 down.

"We should have had a penalty and we had a great chance to equalise as well, but their keeper made a fantastic save. That's the story of the game, really."