REPORT: Wigan Athletic 1 Huddersfield Town 0

Jack Whatmough’s late header against Huddersfield gave Wigan Athletic their first victory in three months – and lifted them off the foot of the Championship.

By Paul Kendrick

Published 11th Feb 2023, 17:27 BST- 1 min read

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The big defender had said in the lead-up that the game would be the biggest since he arrived from Portsmouth in the summer of 2021.

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And he popped up at the end to nod home James McClean’s deep corner – and hand Shaun Maloney the three points in his first home game in charge.

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The game itself had been every bit as nip and tuck as one would expect given the precarious league position of both sides.

Ben Amos had made a couple of fine saves to keep Town out, with Latics struggling to force his opposite number into much work.

However, a raft of attacking changes in the second half – including the introduction of Tom Pearce, Ashley Fletcher and Thelo Aasgaard – helped to tip the balance Wigan’s way.

And only goal difference separates Latics from fourth-bottom Cardiff, with Latics having yet to concede a goal under Maloney's stewardship.

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