Wigan Athletic boss has one major gripe after Peterborough United victory

Christian Saydee and skipper Jason Kerr both headed home inside the opening half-hour at the Brick Community Stadium as Latics made it three wins out of three on home soil in all competitions.

But it could and should have been far more, with Saydee, Dara Costelloe (three times), Callum Wright and substitute Maleace Asamoah Jnr failing to make the most of further chances.

That left the door open for Darren Ferguson’s poor Posh side to rally at the end, with Sam Tickle required to save from Cian Hayes, and Ryan Trevitt hacking off the line to deny Archie Collins in the dying seconds.

"I'm obviously pleased...three points, two goals and a clean sheet," assessed Lowe.

"I do know we need to be a little bit better with the ball, on the turnovers, but it was never going to be easy against a good team.

"Yes, they haven't won any games yet, but you can see what Darren's trying to do, and there's some unbelievable quality in there.

"When we score the two goals, it gives us that momentum, and I think we should have closed it out in the second half with the chances we created.

"The goalie's saved a couple, one's gone over the bar, one's gone just past the post...but I was pleased on the whole with most of it.

"We were really good with the ball for an hour, the last half-hour not quite as good, but you take whatever comes your way, and to hold on for the clean sheet was very good.

"Of course we can still be better, we still need to do more, but what I will say is that the fans really got behind us, especially in that last 10 minutes.

"I think they could feel the pressure that I felt, and the songs they were seeing, and the support they were giving us, that got us through.

"Rather than going against us, they stayed with us, which is massively important at any football club, so well done to them for that.

"At 2-0, sometimes you can think the game is won, but it's never won, it's a tough scoreline.

"We had to put bodies on the line at the end, we cleared one off the line, and it was a real collective effort."

Saydee opened the scoring in the fifth minute as he nodded home Fraser Murray’s pinpoint delivery from the right.

And Kerr was in the right place at the right time to head in No.2 on 28 minutes, after Vicente Reyes had parried out a volley from Callum Wright.

Posh had squandered a huge opportunity when Brandon Khela blazed over the top from bang in front.

And it should have been game over within two minutes of the restart as Latics failed to make the most of two gilt-edged chances.

Saydee shot wide after Dara Costelloe had been thwarted by Reyes, before Saydee teed up Wright, who blasted over the top from 10 yards.

Costelloe, who was denied what looked to be a stonewall penalty when he appeared to be tripped in the box, fired wide before Posh ended well.