'It's a handball' - Stephen Crainey takes a swipe at officials after Sheffield Wednesday setback

Fleetwood Town boss Stephen Crainey has claimed Lee Gregory's opening goal should not have stood in their 3-2 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. Sheffield-born Gregory coolly opened the scoring in the third minute, firing home after a lovely through ball from Jack Hunt.

The Cod Army fought back from the early setback and led 2-1 at half-time after goals from Callum Camps and Joe Garner. But Fleetwood's winless run was extended to six matches as Gregory scored twice inside a minute late on to hand the Owls a precious win in their battle for promotion.

Scotland international Crainey said: “I’m gutted for the lads again. Going 1-0 down early doors, I think it’s a handball leading up to the goal as well. I could see it from where I was, but we didn’t get the decision. We responded well, going 2-1 up, coming in at half-time after a good first-half performance.

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“I thought we deserved the lead at half-time as well and, even in the start of the second half, I thought we contained them well. I thought they had a lot of the ball at the back without really creating anything and hurting us.

“At the start of the second half we contained them well, they had a lot of the ball at the back without really creating anything or hurting us. Then they got a wee bit of space down the side to get an equaliser and we switched off at the restart.

“At that point it’s going to be tough, they’re a good side.”

Defeat means Fleetwood's League One survival bid will go right to the wire. They head to Bolton Wanderers for their final-day decider on Saturday with their fate far from secure as they remain outside the bottom four on goal difference only.

“We will treat Bolton the same way we've treated every other game while