Wigan Athletic's relegation fears intensify as Peterborough United hit them for six

Wigan Athletic found themselves mired in the League One relegation zone on Saturday after being walloped 6-1 at mid-table Peterborough United.

Having slipped into the bottom four for the first time this season after the dinnertime kick-offs, Latics got off to the worst possible start as a brace from Kryrell Lisbie had the hosts 2-0 up inside nine minutes.

Ryan Lowe gives Maleace Asamoah Jnr instructions before making a substitution

placeholder image — Ryan Lowe gives Maleace Asamoah Jnr instructions before making a substitution

Press no-show leads to question marks over Ryan Lowe at Wigan Athletic.

January signing Joe Taylor pulled one back on 27 minutes after great work from Callum Wright, but Jimmy-Jay Morgan restored Peterborough’s two-goal advantage four minutes before half-time.

And three more goals inside the final quarter from Harry Leonard, Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju and Lisbie – completing his hat-trick – rounded off an awful afternoon.

It could have been even worse, with Posh having a goal chalked off for offside and missing a few other very good chances, as Latics offered absolutely nothing in response.

The mood of the away end was summed up by chanting throughout the game aimed at head coach Ryan Lowe, including ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’, ‘Ryan Lowe, your football is s**t’ and support for former manager Shaun Maloney.

Posh boss Luke Williams said: “It’s very pleasing. The game was a lot tougher than the scoreline suggests.

“The players were very tenacious in the tough moments. We had a ruthlessness in the big moments. We can be devastating. We have so much pace. We’re a problem in that way.

“This is something that’s great for us. If we control a game and build that way we can score goals, if we have to defend and counter we can score goals that way as well.”