Luton 1-2 Wigan Athletic: The Hatters unable to repel fightback by Latics
Wigan Athletic beat Luton Town with a 2-1 victory on Saturday at Kenilworth Road. Luton were looking to pick up points, following a 2-1 victory against Cardiff City. Wigan Athletic, meanwhile, had secured a point against West Bromwich Albion in their previous match. Luton are currently 16th with 9 points from 8 matches, while Wigan Athletic sit in 13th, with 10 points from 8.
Luton started strong and were rewarded for their efforts, when Carlton Morris gave them the lead on the 39 minute mark to see out the first half 1-0.
Wigan Athletic continued to apply pressure in the second period and were rewarded, when Callum Lang found the net on the 80 minute mark. However they weren’t finished yet and Thelo Aasgaard made it 2-1 just before the full time to make it 2-1.
Substitutions for Luton included Cauley Woodrow, Cameron Jerome, Harry Cornick, Luke Berry and Fred Onyedinma for Elijah Adebayo, Carlton Morris, Luke Freeman, Allan Campbell and Jordan Clark, respectively. Wigan Athletic brought on Graeme Shinnie, Nathan Broadhead, Thelo Aasgaard, Ashley Fletcher, Joe Bennett and for Jason Kerr, Josh Magennis, Tom Naylor, Will Keane, James McClean and.
There were bookings for Carlton Morris from Luton. For Wigan Athletic, Max Power saw yellow.
Luton will next play Stoke City away, with Wigan Athletic facing Blackburn Rovers at home.
Technical card: | |
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Luton Town: | Elijah Adebayo (Cauley Woodrow, min.55), Tom Lockyer, Dan Potts, Amari Bell, Carlton Morris (Cameron Jerome, min.70), Gabriel Osho, Ethan Horvath, Luke Freeman (Harry Cornick, min.70), Jordan Clark (Fred Onyedinma, min.83), Allan Campbell (Luke Berry, min.83) and James Bree |
Wigan Athletic: | Ben Amos, Ryan Nyambe, Jack Whatmough, Will Keane (Ashley Fletcher, min.86), Max Power, Curtis Tilt, Tom Naylor (Thelo Aasgaard, min.62), James McClean (Joe Bennett, min.87), Josh Magennis (Nathan Broadhead, min.62), Callum Lang and Jason Kerr (Graeme Shinnie, min.62) |
Stadium: | Kenilworth Road |
Goals: | Carlton Morris (1-0, min. 39), Callum Lang (1-1, min. 80) and Thelo Aasgaard (1-2, min. 88) |