Owls demolish the Reds with fi rst-half blitz

Star Game
By Richard Meddings

SHOOTING STAR: Sheffi eld Wednesday’s Jordan Rhodes fi res home his fi rst goal on a memorable afternoon

GARRY Monk praised Jordan Rhodes for his hard work and toil – which he believes provided the foundations for his spectacular hat-trick, which helped Sheffi eld Wednesday thump Nottingham Forest. The £10m striker had not scored previously this season – but had hit the back of the net three times by the 37th minute, as the Yorkshire side romped into a four-goal lea...