Wigan remained at the bottom of the table as Luton Town produced one of the most convincing football results of the weekend in the Championship. Given that this was the fourth meeting of the campaign and the third encounter in 2023, the two sides must be weary of seeing each other. Luton got out to the faster start and scored after just 11 minutes, advancing to the FA Cup fourth round after winning on this field in midweek. Wigan only had themselves to blame since Miguel Azeez and Steven Caulker, two of their three January acquisitions, got caught up in a defensive mix-up. Harry Cornick was able to quickly move in and gain control as a result, and after fending off an attempted foul, he reached the Wigan goal with the help of a huge deflection that fooled goalkeeper Ben Amos.
Even though the players did not appear to be entirely at ease doing so, Wigan continued to attempt to play it out from the back at every opportunity. Elijah Adebayo’s powerful shot beat both the far post and the diving Amos as Luton threatened once more down the left channel. Midway through the opening half, Wigan appeared to have drawn even when Ashley Fletcher headed Charlie Hughes’ precise cross into the far right corner of Ethan Horvath’s goal.
Unfortunately for the home team, a very tenuous offside call resulted in the flag being raised on the opposite side. A lunging defender diverted the ball behind for a corner just as Fletcher was about to connect with a drilled cross from Max Power. Wigan sorely needed to score the next goal, but nine minutes after the interval, the visitors increased their advantage. Again, Wigan should not have let up that goal. Elijah Adebayo easily beat Amos after leaving Curtis Tilt for dead after receiving a return pass from Cornick.
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