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Wigan close gap on Shrewsbury with emphatic win at Walsall

Athletic ensured that new manager Dean Keates endured an unhappy return to the Banks’s Stadium as they eased to a comfortable 3-0 win last night/

All three goals arrived within a nine minute period towards the end of the first half as Michael Jacobs, Jay Fulton and Chris Dunkley all got on the score sheet in quick succession. Victory for the puts them just a point behind with two games in hand. Meanwhile, defeat for Walsall keeps them just four points above the drop zone.

Wigan’s first goal arrived just after the half hour mark as former midfielder Jacobs connected with Nick Powell’s cross at the far post to beat keeper Liam Roberts. The lead was doubled minutes later as Fulton reacted quickest to a parry by Roberts to calmly tuck the ball home. The goal scoring was then completed as Dunkley capitalized on a mistake by the Walsall keeper to bundle the ball into an empty net.

After the full time whistle Latics boss Paul   expressed his delight at the result. The 51-year-old told reporters, “I’m delighed with the result, especially after the Cup game on Sunday. Everyone was so captivated by that, so it’s pleasing to come here and put in such a strong performance.

“I think we’ve got that goal-scoring trait in us – we’ve done it numerous times this year, including at – but without that work ethic the individual quality we have counts for nothing.”

 

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