Former York City striker Richard Cresswell will be a relieved man today.

The 22-year-old, who signed for Premiership side Sheffield Wednesday in March last year for a £950,000 fee, failed with his attempt in the penalty shoot-out that decided the Owls' fourth round FA Cup replay with Wolves.

After a goalless 120 minutes at Molineux, it then came down to nerves from the spot-kick, with Wednesday running out 4-3 winners to avenge a penalties defeat to Wolves exactly five years ago and at the end of another fourth-round replay.

Fortunately for Cresswell team-mate Simon Donnelly slotted home the most nerve-wracking of the 12-yard finishes after Wolves' Paul Simpson's attempt was superbly saved by Pavel Srnicek and with Michael Branch having blazed wide.

However, Wednesday manager Danny Wilson can expect the smile to be knocked off his face by potentially damaging revelations about the club.

No sooner has Wilson staved off calls for his sacking by a gang of four Sheffield-area MPs, than one of the quartet - Joe Ashton - is to release a statement regarding the Owls' financial situation.

The former club director, who resigned as vice-president on Friday due to a feud with chairman Dave Richards, reckons his comments will spark an immediate response.

Ashton has chosen to wait and make public his statement given the importance of Saturday's game with Bradford and last night's tie against Wolves in an effort not to damage club morale.

Such a move is tinged with irony given the ill-timed nature of the attack on Wilson ahead of what was a vital relegation showdown with the Bantams.

It would appear whatever Ashton has to say could overshadow the last two performances and results, with Wednesday following the 2-0 win over Bradford with victory at Molineux, which set up a a fifth-round trip to Gillingham.

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