Sheffield Wednesday loan star fires warning to Sunderland on the eve of semi-final second leg

Loan star Jordan Storey is confident Sheffield Wednesday can overturn a one-goal deficit in the second leg of their League One play-off semi-final against Sunderland. Darren Moore's troops have work to do if they are to reach Wembley and keep their promotion dream alive.

The Owls welcome the Black Cats to Hillsborough in front of the Sky cameras tomorrow night looking to get back into the tie after a narrow defeat at the Stadium of Light. A Ross Stewart goal on the stroke of half-time proved decisive on Wearside to extend Sunderland's unbeaten run to 14 matches.

Storey, who has been a key man since arriving from Preston North End last January, said Wednesday were "disappointed" with the result in the first leg. But he added: "It's only 1-0 and we can easily turn the tide. We’ll be looking to put a few past them at home, and we’re going into it very confidently.

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"On our day we can beat anybody in this league quite comfortably, and with our home form we’re extra confident. We’ve got one job and we want to stick to it.

"One of my objectives when I came here was to get Wednesday back up to the Championship, and I will have felt like I’ve failed if I can’t help them achieve that."

Stewart grabbed his 25th goal of the season after robbing Sam Hutchinson of possession. It was a sloppy mistake from Hutchinson but Storey has backed his Owls team-mate to respond in a positive fashion.

"On another day Hutch clears it, but these things happen in football," said Storey. "You’ve just got to cope with it as best you can. He’s an experienced pro, he knows. He doesn’t need to be told anything. He knew the mistake he made, apologised for it, but it