Match Report
Wigan Athletic went into the game 2nd in the table on 5 points; Morecambe sat 1st on 6 — a 1-point gap. Morecambe had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 1st in the table.
Morecambe had lost five in a row.
The DW Stadium in Wigan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,138. The referee was J. Miles, with 100 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Morecambe led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.