Sheffield Wednesday have moved into 3rd in the Championship table after edging past Stoke City at Hillsborough last night.
Massimo Luongo’s first-half goal was enough for the Owls to bag all three points.
Wednesday have lost just once under Monk after halting Stoke’s recent upturn in form under Nathan Jones.
The former Leeds United, Middlesbrough and Birmingham City boss spoke after the game last night, as per the Owls’ official club website: “It’s always a healthy place to be when you’re moving in the right direction but there’s nothing won or lost at this stage of the season. The important thing is that we are making progress and credit to the players for that because they’ve been fantastic since I came into the club.”
“Of course, we can improve defensively and offensively but again tonight we have shown different sides to our game and you need that in the Championship.”
He added: “It was a blow at Cardiff because we played so well, particularly in the second half, and we deserved the win. We could be sitting here with six points from two very different and difficult games.”
“We’ve played a team with an excellent home record and a team right in form so I’m pleased overall with the return. We know we need to keep improving, we know the areas we have to play better but as I said when I first came here, it will take time but it’s important to accumulate points along the way.”
