Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Swansea: Carvalhal denied win on return

Carlos Carvalhal was denied the satisfaction of victory on his return to Hillsborough as Sheffield Wednesday held Swansea.Carvalhal was afforded little fanfare pre-match but applauded down the tunnel after a dour goalless draw which means this Fifth Round tie will be settled in a replay at the Liberty Stadium.Swansea’s manager was fired by the Owls on Christmas Eve and proved an inspiration since he took over his new role. Swansea searched for a late winner on Saturday but were held to a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup against Sheffield Wednesday The Swans now have the distraction of an FA Cup replay against the Owls as they look to progress to the quarter-finals Carlos Carvalhal was denied a winning return against Sheffield Wednesday after was fired by the Owls on Christmas Eve Ross Wallace clashes with Swansea's Connor Roberts during the second half as the latter gets ready to take a throw-in Mike van der Hoorn wins the ball in the air ahead of Atdhe Nuhiu in the gloomy conditions on Saturday afternoon RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Swansea City, LATEST: Carlos... Mark Robins jokes he cannot use his FA Cup triumph with... Antonio Conte reveals Marcos Alonso will be back for... Pep Guardiola reveals Gabriel Jesus is back in training for... Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho hoping duo Marcus... Leicester manager Claude Puel insists the Riyad Mahrez saga... Share this article Share PLAYER RATINGS AND MATCH ZONE...  SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 4-2-3-1: Dawson 7; Hunt 6.5, Venancio 7.5, Pudil 7, Fox 6.5; Jones 6.5, Reach 6.5; Butterfield 6 (Pelupessy 69), Wallace 5.5 (Joao 80), Boyd 5; Nuhiu 6. BOOKINGS: Wallace, Reach,SUBS: Wildsmith, Loovens, Baker, Kirby, Nielsen.MANAGER: Jos Luhukay 6.SWANSEA 3-4-3: Nordfeldt 6.5; Naughton 6.5, Bartley 7, Van der Hoorn 6; Roberts 6, Carroll 6.5, Ki 6, Olsson 6 (Clucas 79); Narsingh 5 (Dyer 64, 6), Abraham 6 (J.Ayew 67, 6), Routledge 5. BOOKINGS: Van der HoornSUBS: Mulder, Clucas, Fernandez, James, Maric.MANAGER: Carlos Carvalhal 6.REF: Paul Tierney 6.ATT: 19,427 Frederico Venancio produced a brilliant display in defence for Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. This is his Heat Map from Hillsborough. CLICK HERE to find out more from MATCH ZONE. He has now lost only one of a dozen games since he took control and is unbeaten in the last 10 and might have won this tie but for a splendid save by Cameron Dawson in the first half.They must wait for a place in the last eight of the FA Cup and return to the Premier League at Brighton next weekend.There will be concerns at Swansea about centre-half Alfie Mawson who was injured in the warm-up at Hillsborough.Sheffield Wednesday finished with a flourish and almost won the game in the second minute of stoppage time when a deflection by Kyle Naughton was enough to stop Lucas Joao converting a cross by Adam Reach at back post.The priorities of the rival managers were made clear from their team selections with six changes for both teams