Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore has thanked Wycombe Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth for his ‘kind words’ following last weekend’s match.

The Owls defeated the Chairboys 1-0 at Adams Park and following the result, Ainsworth stated that Wednesday ‘will be crowned Champions of League One’ come the end of the season. 

The Yorkshire outfit currently sit second in the table, just three points off first-place Plymouth Argyle.

Moore’s side are also on a 19-match unbeaten run across all competitions.

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Speaking to the press ahead of Sheffield Wednesday’s home match against Fleetwood, which will be the first of two games against the Cod Army in a week, Moore said: “I am thankful for Gareth and his kind words.

“For someone who has been at the same club for well over a decade, what he has done at Wycombe by building them and giving them a platform is nothing short of magnificent.

“Wycombe have been superb under his stewardship.

“I always like spending time with Gareth because I get realism from him.

"I get continuity from his experience and, as we both played against one another as players, and we’ve both gone into management, he is still this person who is so consistent at what he does.

“He is very honest, true and his words are something I am very thankful for.

“His Wycombe team will certainly be in this shakeup [at the top of League One] because they are a good team.

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“I expect them to keep being strong and in terms of his words, I hear it, I understand it, but in my professional state, I am able to put it in a container and carry on because you can only do what you can do.”

Wycombe’s next match is against Oxford United on January 24.