Capital gains as Wigan Athletic dig in to make their point at Leyton Orient

In a first half desperately devoid of any kind of excitement or entertainment, Harry McHugh pulled a shot wide from the edge of the area.

The Latics fans in the away end responded with a chant of 'we've had a shot' which spoke volumes.

At the other end, Sam Tickle was a virtual spectator as the home side dominated possession and territory without really threatening to break the deadlock.

Maleace Asamoah Jnr replaced Jonny Smith at the break, with Jon Mellish taking over from McHugh shortly after the restart.

The pattern of the game continues, however, with Orient looking the more likely to win it without ever showing the quality needed to do so.

An awful shot from left-back Jack Currie turned into a superb ball into Azeem Abdulai, who stuck out a leg out and diverted the ball a yard wide of the post.

Then, Dilan Markanday played the ball into Diallang Jaiyesimi, who had to score from six yards, but barely made a connection, allowing Tickle - already on the ground - to lash it clear.

There was one final scare in stoppage-time, with a dangerous cross coming in from the Orient left, but James Carragher managed to help the ball behind to keep it goalless.