Sheffield Wednesday boss airs set piece frustrations after another lapse
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The Owls find themselves locked in a relegation battle as the end of the season approaches, and are currently the lowest scoring team in the division with only 31 goals to their name. Over the next month they need to find their shooting boots fast, but their inability to deal with/profit from corners, freekicks and the like is costing them. With six games to go only two teams in the division have scored fewer set piece goals than Wednesday (6) according to WhoScored, while only three have...

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