- Wigan Athletic got back to winning ways after four successive League One defeats with a 2-0 victory at Exeter City.
- Latics went ahead after eight minutes when Stephen Humphrys broke quickly down the left hand side before playing the ball to Martial Godo to side foot home from inside the box.
- Despite enjoying plenty of possession the hosts couldn’t create any clear cut chances in the first half.
- Latics struggled to get out of their own half after the break and it looked only a matter of time before the Grecians would equalise.
- But Latics held on due to some resolute defending and Exeter’s poor finishing.
- In the final minute of added time Latics sealed the three points when substitute Jordan Jones drove forward and beat two men before his shot deflected off Will Aimson and flew in at the near post.
- Latics move up to 21st in the League One table and Exeter drop to 16th place.
Shaun Maloney made four changes to the side that lost at Stevenage with Liam Morrison, Tom Pearce, Scott Smith and Josh Stones all coming into the starting line-up.
Exeter created the first opportunity of the match. A corner found Will Aimson who volleyed wide from close range in the seventh minute.
A minute later and Latics were ahead. Humphrys drove forward down the left-hand side before playing the ball to Godo to side foot into corner of the net.
The hosts nearly drew level in the 18th minute. Defender Zak Jules burst into the Latics’ penalty area, and it took great block from Charlie Hughes to divert his low drive into the side netting.
Gary Caldwell’s Exeter then pinned Latics in defence with a succession of corners but they were unable to breakthrough.
The hosts were enjoying the majority of the ball in the first half, but they were struggling to carve out any clear cut opportunities and it was Maloney’s men who nearly added a second goal in the 31st minute.
Tom Pearce’s free kick from the left-hand side fell to Liam Morrison, who saw his shot deflected wide of Viljami Sinisalo’s far post.
After the break Latics struggled to maintain any meaningful possession and the Grecians continued to dominate the ball.
Whether by desire or necessity Latics sat deeper and deeper which inevitabl
