"Wow" - Barry Bannan sends message to Sheffield Wednesday supporters | OneFootball

The skipper was sent off against Leicester City on Sunday, and he bares the responsibility of the club's loss.

Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has heaped praise on the club's supporters that made the trip to Leicester City on Sunday.

It was always going to be an uphill battle for the already weakened Owls squad to go up against the former Premier League champions in their first match of the new season, following a much-disrupted pre-season.

One thing that will always help rile a team up is if their fans are behind them all the way, and the Wednesday faithful certainly were.

After the majority of the more than 2,000 travelling supporters headed to their seats after the first whistle blew, as a protest against their owner, Dejphon Chansiri, they backed their boys all the way, and celebrated wildly when Nathaniel Chalobah's goal went in just over halfway through the first period of play.

Unfortunately for the Owls, Henrik Pedersen's side were not able to last the full game with the threat that Leicester posed.

They equalised through Jannik Vestergaard shortly after the beginning of the second half, with his fellow centre-back Wout Faes handing the Foxes the lead with just three minutes of the 90 to play.

Barry Bannan sends message to Sheffield Wednesday supporters after Leicester red card

Sandwiched in between that was an unfortunate spell for Bannan.

Within a five-minute period, he received a yellow card for arguing with the referee and then lunged in for a 50/50 challenge with Harry Winks, connecting with the Leicester player after winning the ball.

Referee Matt Donohue deemed the tackle to be a second bookable offence, and the Wednesday captain was sent off.

There's debate about whether Bannan should have been booked for both instances; Wigan Athletic manager Ryan Lowe disagreed with the official's decision.

What is for sure is the 35-year-old will miss the Owls' clash with Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup on Wednesday. He will, however, be available for his side's next league contest, against Stoke City.

Bannan blamed himself after the match for Wednesday's loss, suggesting that his red card directly led to Wednesday not being able to hold on for a point.

He was also keen to praise the supporters for the work and backing that they gave to Pedersen's players, even amid such tough times.

"Wow that away end was special," said the midfielder on his Instagram story. "Apologies for the red card. [It] killed us but [the] boys were brilliant and we will get stronger."

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The former Scottish international is a reflection of the hope that, amid dark times, is effervescent among those who love the Owls.

He has trained with the club even while not having a contract over the summer. Plenty of other teams were interested in signing him, but he showed his loyalty to Wednesday by penning a new deal shortly before the start of the season.