Stanley boss John Coleman believes his side have “turned a corner” following a narrow 1-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday.

Alex Mighten got the decisive goal midway though the first half, firing home after getting on the end of Michael Smith’s knock down.

The Reds’ best chance fell to Shaun Whalley, who was denied by a crucial stop by David Stockdale.

Coleman felt there were plenty of positives from his side's display against a team currently in the top three.

“I cannot fault the lads for their effort,” he said. “They are a very good side but we just need more quality in the final third.

“You could see it in glimpses in the second half when we pinned them back a little bit.

“The lads ran themselves into the ground, every single one of them, and Liam Coyle epitomises what we are about - he covered every blade of grass. Seamus Conneely came on and gave a terrific captain’s performance.

“We limited them to not so many chances but after the draw at Lincoln and today’s performance, I feel like we have turned a corner.

“I would love to see our running stats, the lads ran until they dropped. We defended well, we were disciplined, organised and played higher up the pitch but we came up against a top team. They had a little bit more than us. But they should have, shouldn’t they?

“We have to take that same attitude and effort into next week, and the week after and see where it takes us.”

The result leaves Coleman’s men 20th in the League One table, having won four league matches since the start of the campaign.

The Reds are back in action next weekend when they travel to the Abbey Stadium to take on Cambridge United.