REPORT: Wigan Athletic 1 Morecambe 2: Tics slip to defeat against rock bottom side in EFL

A young Latics side – sporting eight changes from Saturday’s unlucky defeat at League One favourites Birmingham City – controlled the vast majority of the game, but again lacked the cutting edge in the final third, and were punished at the other end.

Skipper for the night Callum McManaman did his best to inspire his side, making an electric start and almost laying on the opener for James Carragher, whose shot was blocked.

McManaman then sent in a 25-yard shot with his left foot that Morecambe goalkeeper Harry Burgoyne almost spilled into his own net.

But it was the visitors who took the lead on 12 minutes with their first effort on goal, a lightning counter attack that was finished off by Harvey Macadam.

For the rest of the half it was all Latics, with Josh Stones seeing a shot blocked off Matt Smith's pass, and the visitors content to sit on their lead.

A double half-time change for Latics saw Kai Payne and Silko Thomas replaced by Chris Sze and new signing Maleace Asamoah Jnr for his debut.

And the home side could - and perhaps should - have had a penalty when Scott Smith burst into the box, and appeared to be tugged back in the act of shooting.

After Joe Hugill took over from Stones, the on-loan Manchester United man raced onto another clever ball from Matt Smith, only for the Morecambe goalkeeper to race off his line and smother the ball.

With Latics looking increasingly frustrated, they were given a lifeline on 63 minutes when Carragher advanced into the area, only to be tripped by a visiting defender.

Hugill rifled home the spot-kick to register his first goal for Latics, and the home side had almost half an hour to find a winner.

However, barely a minute later, it was Morecambe who went back in front, with Lee Angol taking advantage of a slip by Toby Sibbick to slot home past Tom Watson.

Dion Rankine and youngster Jack Reilly replaced Carragher and Harry McHugh in the final stages, but Latics were unable to threaten the visitors more to slip to a fifth defeat in six matches in all competitions.