Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
WiganWigan Athletic0Nottm ForestNottingham Forest0
Struggling Wigan and Nottingham Forest played out an uneventful goalless draw at the DW Stadium.
In a first half lacking in quality, Forest winger Mustapha Carayol's effort was the only shot on target.
Dan Burn had a close-range shot blocked for Wigan just after the break, before Eric Lichaj curled just wide for the visitors from outside the box.
Carayol forced another save towards the end of the game but both teams had to settle for a point.
With Bristol City drawing at Newcastle, the Latics remain in the final relegation place and are two points from safety, while Forest are still not out of danger as they stay six points above them.
Wigan have won just three Championship games in front of their own fans this season and have scored in only 18 of their 34 league matches.
The draw ends a three-game losing run for Gary Brazil's side, who had won their first four matches under his tenure.
Wigan manager Warren Joyce:
"Some of those players have played every minute of every game - it's not a massive squad. Some of the younger ones, the fitness levels are not the same as the experienced players.
"Lads are coming in because they're not playing at other clubs - they're not coming in ready-made, ready to go, they're not up to the level of 35, 32-year-olds here because they haven't been playing, they're not battle-hardened.
"There's a side issue of getting all those lads up to speed. The fresher ones might not actually be as fit as the ones playing every week."
Nottingham Forest boss Gary Brazil:
"I don't think about how many points we need.
"I think there's 12 games to go and we'll take as many points as we can out of those games. I think there will be an ability for us to get stronger as we go through the season.
"It's not something I'm considering or thinking about. We will get fitter, stronger, work harder and the points will come for us."
Line-ups
Wigan
Formation 4-4-2
- 35Gilks
- 26Hanson
- 3BuxtonBooked at 38mins
- 33Burn
- 23Warnock
- 6PowerSubstituted forObertanat 58'minutes
- 16MacDonald
- 8Morsy
- 19Tunnicliffe
- 14BogleSubstituted forGriggat 84'minutes
- 39MandronSubstituted forGilbeyat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Perkins
- 7Gilbey
- 9Grigg
- 11Obertan
- 12Connolly
- 46Roberts
- 47Weir
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-4-2
- 43Smith
- 2Lichaj
- 42Worrall
- 13Fox
- 3Pinillos
- 16CloughSubstituted forWardat 57'minutes
- 24VaughanBooked at 70mins
- 11Osborn
- 18Carayol
- 45BreretonSubstituted forMcCormackat 82'minutes
- 9Assombalonga
Substitutes
- 8Cohen
- 15Tshibola
- 19Ward
- 26Evtimov
- 41Cash
- 48Ahmedhodzic
- 50McCormack
- Referee:
- Geoff Eltringham
- Attendance:
- 11,254
Match Stats
Home TeamWiganAway TeamNottm Forest
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home0
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
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Attempt blocked. Mustapha Carayol (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga with a headed pass.
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Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ross McCormack (Nottingham Forest).
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Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
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Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Stephen Warnock (Wigan Athletic).
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Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Alex Gilbey (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
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Foul by Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic).
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Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Alex Gilbey (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
Substitution
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. William Grigg replaces Omar Bogle.
Substitution
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ross McCormack replaces Ben Brereton.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
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Offside, Nottingham Forest. Mustapha Carayol tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
