Sheffield Wednesday vs. Arsenal: Score, Reaction from 2015 Capital One Cup Match

Sheffield Wednesday produced a remarkable performance to knock Arsenal out of the Capital One Cup with a 3-0 victory in Tuesday's fourth-round clash at Hillsborough.

Ross Wallace's fine finish put the Championship side ahead just before the half-hour mark before Lucas Joao headed the Owls' second ahead of the half-time whistle.    

Sam Hutchinson then made it 3-0 six minutes after the break, and Wednesday saw out a famous victory to advance to the quarter-finals.

Arsenal provided the full teamsheet for the clash ahead of kick-off, with Gunners manager Arsene Wenger handing Glen Kamara and Alex Iwobi their senior debuts:

The clash did not start well for the visitors, as an injury forced off Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after five minutes—his replacement, Theo Walcott, then also left the field with a knock 15 minutes later.

Debutant Ismael Bennacer, 17, came on for the Englishman, with BBC Match of the Day's Gary Lineker questioning Arsenal's consistent injury woes:

Despite their early problems, Arsenal still had more than enough quality on the pitch to trouble the hosts, who currently lie 27 places below them in the English league structure.

But it was Wednesday who broke the deadlock in a scrappy opening half-hour, with Wallace curling a beautiful left-footed finish past Petr Cech having been found on the edge of the box by Daniel Pudil.

Arsenal's response was underwhelming, the Gunners' best chance coming as Iwobi hit the side netting soon after Wallace nearly made it 2-0.

The official could arguably have shown Hutchinson a red card for a late tackle on Iwobi, but the 26-year-old escaped with only a caution.

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Joao doubled the hosts' lead on 40 minutes, Wallace receiving a short corner, which he whipped into the middle of the box for the Portuguese forward to head home.

While Joao rose well and produced a powerful header, he was barely troubled by the Arsenal defence, and the Gunners headed into the break in serious trouble.

They were given little respite at the start of the second half, and the Gunners looked dead and buried when Hutchinson made it 3-0 in the 51st minute.

Again Arsenal were poor in defence as Glenn Loovens escaped his marker to receive the ball from a free-kick and pass it across the goal for Hutchinson to bundle home.

The Championship side continued to dominate, but Arsenal had a sniff of a goal in the 70th minute, when Per Mertesacker's powerful header was palmed over by Joe Wildsmith.

Sheffield Wednesday played the game out to claim a fully deserved victory, and per the Telegraph's Mark Ogden, Arsenal can have few excuses for their poor showing:

It was a night to savour for Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal as his side completely dominated their auspicious visitors.  

But for Wenger, after a recent run of terrific form, it was a night to forget, and he will have to hope his side bounce back this weekend when they face Swansea City away in the Premier League on Saturday. 

Post-Match Reaction

Wenger was quick to heap praise on Wednesday after their impressive performance, but he bemoaned the early injuries to Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Per Gary Rose on BBC Sport, the Frenchman insisted the level was too high for his young players, raising further questions about a lack of squad depth at Arsenal that forced him to select them in the first place:

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Congratulations to them, they were faster, sharper and more decisive than us. We could not create anything. We were very naive when defending. We cannot master how people will react. I left six players at home and I still lost two to injury. The level was too high for the young players tonight. They are not ready to play at this level. We are short now with the injuries. It is a big blow for us.

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Unsurprisingly, Carvalhal's reaction was somewhat more upbeat as he hailed a "fantastic, amazing" victory, per Sky Sports.

He said: "We had a plan, but this belongs to the players."