Darren Moore already has the perfect Sheffield Wednesday blueprint to beat Sunderland

Sheffield Wednesday secured play-off participation at a canter, coming from behind to thump Portsmouth 4-1 at Hillsborough. Goals either side of half-time from Lee Gregory, Saido Berahino, Jordan Storey and George Byers set up an eagerly anticipated semi-final tie against Sunderland.

Darren Moore's troops will travel to Wearside for the first leg of their semi-final with the Black Cats on Friday. The return match is scheduled for Hillsborough on Monday, May 9.

There are now just three matches standing between the Owls and an instant return to the Championship. Here are five talking points after their season finale with Portsmouth.

In front of a raucous Hillsborough crowd of just under 33,500, Wednesday made an edgy start. Moore told the players to play the game, not the occasion, but the team looked nervous early on.

There was an air of inevitability that George Hirst would score on his return to S6. Hirst, the son of Owls legend David, was the pantomime villain at a sun-drenched Hillsborough.

Pompey easily sliced Wednesday open down the right side of their defence. Jack Hunt and Storey were dragged out of position as Ronan Curtis pulled the ball back for former Owls striker Hirst to tap home from close range in front of the Kop.

Hirst's fourth minute opener stirred Wednesday into action after a shaky, sloppy start. Big players stepped up and put in huge performances.

Rather than panic after going behind in their biggest match of the season to date, the Owls quickly regrouped and produced a strong response. The character and spirit Moore has instilled in the squad was there for all to see.

"What I have liked since the start of the season is the mindset and character, not just in the players but even in the