Sheffield Wednesday had to settle for a draw in the Championship encounter against top six side HullCity as the visitors came from behind to take a point.
Despite conceding a large share of possession in the first half the Owls were very much on the front foot in terms of chances and will probably rue the fact that they only held a 1-goal lead at half-time.
The hosts were unfortunate not to earn a penalty in the first 10 minutes when Lee broke into the area from a Joao lay-off and his run was interrupted by a clumsy Dawson challenge but the ref chose to play on.
Wednesday were rewarded just before the half-hour mark when Hull failed to deal with a fine cross from Wallace and Turner’s knock down was swept home smartly from close range by Forestieri.
Hull’s only effort of note in the first half was a low drive by Livermore which Westwood tipped around the post though the shot was off-target anyway.
Lucas Joao turned smartly in the penalty and forced a fumbling save from McGregor then, with half-time approaching, Lee picked out Bannan with a lovely chipped cross to the far post and the former Villa man produced a composed touch to control, only to blaze his shot into the Kop.
Hull started the 2nd half with purpose and were level within 10 minutes of the restart. Westwood did well to deny Livermore twice but the Owls failed to clear their lines and in-form Abel Hernandez found the net with a composed finish.
Having drawn level the Tigers had a good spell in the ascendancy with Westwood having to save from a Hernandez header and a couple of well-positioned free-kicks coming to nothing.
Wednesday almost found a bizarre winner when McGregor saved sharply from his own man as substitute Robertson diverted a free-kick towards his own goal.
Hapless referee Keith Stroud then picked up an injury in injury time, blowing the whistle on himself as he was unable to continue after colliding with a Hull player when Wednesday were in a promising position on the edge of the Tigers penalty area.
The match promised to be a tough test of Wednesday’s recent good form with Hull also on a good run and able to boast a side with plenty of top-flight experience and genuine promotion ambition. A draw was probably a fair result from a well-contested game.