Live blog: Wigan Athletic v Preston North End
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Up the ‘Tics!
Live blog: FT Wigan Athletic 0 Preston North End 0
RED CARD
My God that is two red cards. Ched Evans flying in on a grounded Curtis Tilt and catches him two-footed in the chest. Absolutely shocking. Red card comes straight out.
Close for Preston, Parrott on the shoulder of the last defender (yes, you heard right), fires just wide of the far post.
CONTROVERSY
Official now getting dog’s abuse as he stops the game for a Preston (non-head) injury...after not stopping it for Whatmough in the first half, which caused Max Power’s booking...and Power and Leam making that very point. To not much avail.
PENALTY?
Will Keane is far too honest there...he was defo clipped by the last defender inside the box, but stayed up, and his shot was blocked. If he goes down it’s a pen. Leam’s face in the technical area says it all.
HALF-TIME
HT Latics 0 Preston 0. Good, lively contest, sign of things to come at this level. And with Jack Whatmough limping off, you’d have thought centre-back might have just moved up from ‘needed’ to ‘priority’ in the transfer market.
Corner comes in and it’s somehow bundled over the top via the Wigan bar off Riis. Half-time needed now!
Wow Ben Amos, that’s the best double save we’ll see all season. Right on HT, Troy Parrott clean through, fantastic stop, rebound goes to Emil Riis, has to score, Amos somewhere flicks the ball over the top. WOW!
Massive blow for Latics...Jack Whatmough - who played all but about half an hour of last year’s league campaign - is off with a leg injury. Jason Kerr on.
Big chance for Preston...Whatmough slips and allows Emil Riis to run in on goal...he shoots towards the far post but it’s wide of the target...and just in front of the inrushing Robbie Brady...let-off...
Whatmough okay to continue, but Madley won’t let him back on to the field until Preston have crossed the ball in...ends up over the bar, but Leam not happy.
Max Power booked for a tactical foul...Jack Whatmough down in the PNE half, Bobby Madley opted not to stop the game, the Latics man decided he had to.