Match ends, Accrington Stanley 3, Wigan Athletic 1.
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Accrington got their play-off charge back on track with a win over Wigan, who returned to the relegation places.
Stanley had lost their last three games but victory left them three points outside the top six in a tightly-packed table.
It was a breathless start, with Wigan taking the lead inside 40 seconds.
Dan Gardner found Callum Lang who raced forward and fired home his seventh League One goal since signing in January.
Stanley replied in the third minute when Cameron Burgess leapt highest to connect with a Sean McConville free-kick and his towering header found the back of the net.
Lang then fired narrowly off-target and McConville hit the crossbar with a 20-yard volley.
Stanley took the lead in the 15th minute when a McConville free-kick into the six-yard box was forced home off the post by Michael Nottingham despite keeper Jamie Jones trying to scramble the ball off the line.
The Reds increased their lead in the 61st minute after McConville was fouled in the area by Tendayi Darikwa and Dion Charles rifled home the penalty, his 18th goal of the season in the same week as his call-up to the Northern Ireland squad.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Accrington
Formation 3-5-2
- 40Savin
- 2Nottingham
- 3Hughes
- 4Burgess
- 18RodgersSubstituted forPerrittat 85'minutes
- 16Barclay
- 37MorganBooked at 63mins
- 6Butcher
- 12Maguire
- 32CharlesBooked at 89mins
- 11McConville
Substitutes
- 8Russell
- 20Scully
- 21Perritt
- 22Martin
- 26Mansell
- 30Isherwood
- 36Phillips
Wigan
Formation 5-4-1
- 1Jones
- 2Darikwa
- 14Wootton
- 4TiltBooked at 61mins
- 5Johnston
- 34Robinson
- 20DodooSubstituted forKeaneat 79'minutes
- 12Ojo
- 8Evans
- 15GardnerSubstituted forProctorat 64'minutes
- 9Lang
Substitutes
- 6Whelan
- 7Clough
- 10Keane
- 16Proctor
- 25Evans
- 30Aasgaard
- 32Long
- Referee:
- Ben Toner
Match Stats
Home TeamAccringtonAway TeamWigan
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away4
- Corners
- Home4
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 3, Wigan Athletic 1.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Matt Butcher.
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Attempt blocked. Luke Robinson (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Harry Perritt.
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Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley).
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Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
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Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Harry Perritt.
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Attempt missed. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Maguire following a fast break.
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Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jamie Jones.
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Attempt saved. David Morgan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Harry Perritt replaces Harvey Rodgers because of an injury.
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Offside, Wigan Athletic. Jamie Jones tries a through ball, but Jamie Proctor is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
