Bolton Wanderers were left to lament a mixture of not taking opportunities and to extent decisions of the officials in the loss to Sheffield Wednesday.
Wanderers lost 1-0 at Hillsborough thanks to Lee Gregory's second half strike which proved the difference ultimately.
It leaves Wanderers eighth in League One after 12 games played in the division and Ian Evatt's side are next in action next weekend against Wigan Athletic.
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We've reflected on the encounter and some of positives and negatives from the encounter from a Bolton perspective.
Here are ups and downs from what proved to be a frustrating afternoon at Hillsborough for Wanderers.
Ups
Kieran Lee performance
Much was made of the midfielder's return to his former club Wednesday given his long association with the Hillsborough club.
Ian Evatt kept faith with the midfielder in the engine room after he had started the previous two games in League One.
It appears to be a choice between Lee and Josh Sheehan for the third central midfield place at the moment alongside MJ Williams and captain Antoni Sarcevic.
And right now, Lee is taking his opportunites and was up there with the best players out there in what proved to be a loss for Wanderers in South Yorkshire.
Indeed, he was arguably the best player on the pitch at Hillsborough and his place right now in the Bolton team is his to keep, and the standing ovation he received at the end of the game from the home fans was testament to both his time at the Owls, as well as his performance on the day.
Away following
Wanderers' away following never ceases to amaze and that was the case once again in Sheffield.
A total of 3,187 fans made the trip over the Pennines to back their team.
They made themselves heard throughout in another big backing for Wanderers, which sadly did not bring the rewards on the pitch.
Downs
Refereeing decisions have impact
A couple of refereeing decisions from David Rock raised eyebrows and drew the ire of Ian Evatt after full-time.
One was the decision not to award Owls defender Dominic Iorfa a second yellow card after bringing down Lee just before half-time.
Dapo Afolayan also was booked after the break for simulation, something that Evatt was adamant the attacker did not.
The bigger decision here was the one on Iorfa, as if the Owls had gone down to 10 men at that point, they would have had to play the second half with one player fewer.
A big point in the game which could have seen a different outcome if it had gone a different way.
Not taking opportunities again costs Wanderers
Wanderers had a total of 61 per cent possession at Hillsborough and had a total of 12 shots, according to the stats.
But only one of these were on target, with Joe Wildsmith making a stop early in the second half from Eoin Doyle.
Wanderers had much of the ball at Hillsborough and carved out several opportunites during their afternoon in South Yorkshire.
All too often, it was the final decision, the final pass, the final piece of movement, or the last action of a Wednesday player to stop Wanderers in their tracks.
Bolton have a bit of a habit of either putting several goals past an opposition team right now, or none at all.
It is certainly not a cause for alarm given that Wanderers are eighth in League One at this stage of the season, but finding the key moment and taking opportunites is something they need to start doing to help keep up aspirations of being in the top six by the end of the campaign.
Gethin Jones suspended for Wigan
Heading into the game, right-back Gethin Jones was on four yellow cards and had the prospect of a one-match suspension hanging over him if he picked up another booking before match 19 of the League One season.
He picked that up after the hour mark against the Owls and with it, a one-match suspension.
It means he will sit out the next game, which just so happens to be Wigan Athletic at the University of Bolton Stadium next Saturday.
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