Match ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
WiganWigan Athletic1CreweCrewe Alexandra0
Wigan edged the League One derby against Crewe Alexandra at the DW Stadium thanks to Michael Jacobs' goal.
Jacobs put Athletic ahead early on, rising to head home Max Power's corner from close range.
Crewe were almost level when Bradden Inman's long-range strike hit the inside of the post and bounced out.
Jacobs twice went close, and Will Grigg headed against the post, but it took a fine Donervon Daniels block to deny Bradden Inman an equaliser for Alex.
Wigan manager Gary Caldwell told BBC Radio Manchester:
"Michael Jacobs is an exciting player, I think every game he's played he's shown glimpses of the talent he's got.
"We've asked him to get more goals - I didn't think it would come from his head, it's not the way I could see him scoring goals. He is such a graceful player, he can go off both feet, he carries the ball really well and has been excellent for us.
"We have said that home form is important and it has been great since the start. Now we have to learn how to win away and to put a run of results together."
Line-ups
Wigan
Formation 3-5-2
- 1O'Donnell
- 2JamesBooked at 39minsSubstituted forFloresat 71'minutes
- 5Daniels
- 20MorganBooked at 81mins
- 26KennyBooked at 87mins
- 28Pearce
- 4Perkins
- 6Power
- 17Jacobs
- 9GriggSubstituted forHiwula-Mayifuilaat 88'minutes
- 10DaviesSubstituted forMurrayat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 7McCann
- 11Odelusi
- 15Flores
- 24Murray
- 25Barnett
- 30Hiwula-Mayifuila
- 32Jääskeläinen
Crewe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Garratt
- 2Turton
- 5RayBooked at 9mins
- 6Nugent
- 27Colclough
- 15Fox
- 16King
- 18BinghamSubstituted forAtkinsonat 23'minutes
- 17KingsleySubstituted forCooperat 80'minutes
- 10Inman
- 9HaberSubstituted forDalla Valleat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Guthrie
- 8Atkinson
- 11Cooper
- 12Dalla Valle
- 13Richards
- 19Baillie
- 24Wilson
- Referee:
- David Coote
- Attendance:
- 8,647
Match Stats
Home TeamWiganAway TeamCrewe
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away5
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
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Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
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Ryan Colclough (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila replaces William Grigg.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ryan Colclough.
Booking
Jonjoe Kenny (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by David Perkins (Wigan Athletic).
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David Fox (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt missed. Ryan Colclough (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Booking
Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic).
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Lauri Dalla Valle (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic).
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Ryan Colclough (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. George Cooper replaces Stephen Kingsley.
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Attempt missed. Sean Murray (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by David Fox.
Substitution
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Sean Murray replaces Craig Davies.
Substitution
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Jordan Flores replaces Reece James.