REPORT: Wigan Athletic 1 Bolton Wanderers 0 - Humphrys comes off bench to complete derby double

Wanderers – looking to avenge a 4-0 drubbing on home soil last August – had dominated the opening three-quarters.

But Latics goalkeeper Sam Tickle had kept them at bay with a string of fine saves.

Paris Maghoma, Eoin Toal (twice), Nathaniel Ogbeta and Josh Sheehan were all denied by the England Under-21 goalkeeper, as Latics struggled to get much going in the final third.

But it was the home side who took the lead with 21 minutes to go, when Humphrys – who had just replaced skipper Josh Magennis – played a one-two with Luke Chambers before prodding the ball under Joel Coleman.

The Bolton goalkeeper then made a superb save to deny Thelo Aasgaard, with Martial Godo firing just wide from a good position.

Wanderers almost levelled at the death, only for big centre-back Ricardo Santos to head wide from four yards.