Overall a good performance and a deserved win. Went with a 433/4321 formation with our full backs asked to give us the width. Wigan went 532.
Started brightly but yet another defensive error, this time Lees giving the ball away, gave Wigan the lead, Grigg scoring from 6 yards. We were generally on the front foot but only seemed to create half chances until Bannan clipped a ball thru and Fletch outmuscled the defender to guide home last Bogdan. Wallace nearly gave us the lead at half-time but prodded wide.
The second half was mostly us on the front foot, the bar was struck early, Wallace fired a free kick just over and a few other chances want begging before Fernando finished from a narrow angle after a well worked move. Hooper, newly on as sub, was unlucky not to make it 3, his overhead kick hitting the keeper.
Our new £5m signing came on at LB replacing Pudil. Wigan had one final chance a bobbled effort saved by Westwood.
Westwood 6
Palmer 7
Lees 6
Hutch 7
Pudil 7
Bannan 8
Lee 7
Abdi 6
Wallace 6
Fletcher 7
Forestieri 7
Hooper 7
Reach 6
Started brightly but yet another defensive error, this time Lees giving the ball away, gave Wigan the lead, Grigg scoring from 6 yards. We were generally on the front foot but only seemed to create half chances until Bannan clipped a ball thru and Fletch outmuscled the defender to guide home last Bogdan. Wallace nearly gave us the lead at half-time but prodded wide.
The second half was mostly us on the front foot, the bar was struck early, Wallace fired a free kick just over and a few other chances want begging before Fernando finished from a narrow angle after a well worked move. Hooper, newly on as sub, was unlucky not to make it 3, his overhead kick hitting the keeper.
Our new £5m signing came on at LB replacing Pudil. Wigan had one final chance a bobbled effort saved by Westwood.
Westwood 6
Palmer 7
Lees 6
Hutch 7
Pudil 7
Bannan 8
Lee 7
Abdi 6
Wallace 6
Fletcher 7
Forestieri 7
Hooper 7
Reach 6
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