REPORT: Wigan Athletic 0 Nottingham Forest Under-21s 0 (Latics win 3-0 on penalties)

Tom Watson was Latics' hero against Nottingham Forest Under-21s by making three saves out of three in the penalty shoot-out

Goalkeeper Tom Watson kept Wigan Athletic’s on the Wembley trail in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy with a hat-trick of penalty saves in the shoot-out victory over Nottingham Forest Under-21s after a quite dreadful 90 minutes ended goalless at the Brick.

Warren Joyce’s young Forest side had an early sight of goal, with Adam Berry - wearing the No.99 shirt - seeing a stinging strike tipped over the top by Watson.

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At the other end, a defensive error allowed Joe Hugill to race in on goal, one on one with goalkeeper Aaron Bott.

The on-loan Manchester United man slipped the ball past Bott, but with nowhere near enough power and a defender got back to easily clear.

But that was about it in terms of entertainment, save a late free-kick from Chris Sze that cleared the bar by a few inches.

And with Watson following up successful spot-kicks from Silko Thomas, Matt Smith and Will Aimson – to deny Jack Nadin, James Sinclair and Kyle McAdam – Latics booked their place in the knockout stages of the competition.

REPORT: Wigan Athletic 0 Nottingham Forest Under-21s 0 (Latics win 3-0 on penalties)

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