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Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved two penalties as the Owls dumped Cardiff City out of the FA Cup in a 4-0 rout at Hillsborough.

Dawson's saves kept the hosts ahead after Josh Windass scored a superb goal on two minutes from 30-yards out.

The Owls scored twice in two minutes before half time as Romaine Sawyers conceded an own goal before Liam Palmer drove home expertly to make it 3-0.

Mallik Wilks added a fourth in the 90th minute for the clinical Owls.

Cardiff had 21 shots in the match, but Dawson preserved his clean sheet with a series of saves including two penalty saves in the opening seven minutes to deny Ryan Wintle and Callum Robinson.

Dawson's heroics and a clinical touch in front of goal earned the hosts the win as Cardiff were fully punished for failing to take their chances.

Cardiff manager Erol Bulut missed the trip to Hillsborough through illness and assistant boss Nikolaos Karydas oversaw a chaotic opening 45 minutes where his side had more efforts on goal than the hosts - and missed two penalties - and yet ended up trailing 3-0 at half time.

Karydas saw his side fall behind inside two minutes as Windass found the bottom corner of the net with a powerful shot from 25-yards.

The Bluebirds then missed two penalties in four minutes as Wintle and Robinson both saw their shots saved by Dawson after Sawyers and Kion Etete were fouled.

Dawson was in inspired form all afternoon and produced a superb pair of saves in first half injury time to deny Robinson and Etete as Cardiff sought a way back into the match.

By then they were 3-0 down with the Owls in total control thanks to two goals in two minutes as Sawyers turned into his own net before Palmer teed himself up to rifle home from 25-yards with a deft touch.

The hosts showed a clinical touch in front of goal that Cardiff did not replicate as they continued to miss chance after chance with Ollie Tanner and Robinson both firing wide.

Bluebirds boss Bulut has expressed a desire to see the club make signings this month and Cardiff's need for a striker was underlined in a performance lacking cutting edge.

The hosts put the seal on an impressive victory in the final minute as Wilks raced clear and cut inside before firing home left-footed to ensure Sheffield Wednesday won their seventh successive FA Cup third round tie.
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