▁March ▁and ▁losing ▁their ▁five - point ▁advantage ▁over ▁sevent h ▁placed ▁Ful ham . ▁ ▁April ▁A ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁away ▁at ▁Bar ns ley ▁saw ▁The ▁O w ls ▁drop ▁into ▁sevent h ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ten ▁matches , ▁although ▁am ends ▁were ▁quickly ▁made ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁already ▁re leg ated ▁local ▁riv als ▁R other ham ▁United , ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁bra ce ▁from ▁Steven ▁F let cher . ▁This ▁result ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁four ▁further ▁vict ories ▁for ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day , ▁ 2 – 1 ▁at ▁home ▁against ▁New castle ▁United , ▁ 1 – 0 ▁at ▁home ▁against ▁Card iff ▁City ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁late ▁Fernando ▁Forest ieri ▁header ▁and ▁two ▁success ive ▁ 2 – 1 ▁vict ories , ▁one ▁away ▁to ▁Queens ▁Park ▁R angers ▁and ▁another ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁Derby ▁County , ▁with ▁Steven ▁F let cher ▁scoring ▁his ▁fourth ▁goal ▁in ▁as ▁many ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁latter . ▁Following ▁the ▁game ▁against ▁Derby ▁County , ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁were ▁in ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁table , ▁their ▁highest ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season . ▁The ▁O w ls ▁remained ▁un be aten ▁in ▁April , ▁ending ▁the ▁month ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁away ▁win ▁at ▁I ps wich ▁Town , ▁with ▁the ▁game ' s ▁solit ary ▁goal ▁coming ▁from ▁O w ls