Connect with us

League One

Back in credit!

Shaun has

Latics wipe out points deduction with big victory

Wigan Athletic manager Shaun Maloney couldn’t hide his delight after his side wiped out their eight-point deduction with a thumping win at Bolton – and moved out of the relegation zone in the process.

The Latics, relegated from the Championship last season, were hit with two four-point penalties ahead of the new campaign for failing to pay players’ wages on time and to meet an EFL funding deadline.

Charlie Wyke and Stephen Humphrys both scored twice as the Latics romped to a 4-0 win at high-flying Bolton to move 19th on two points.

“We came to terms with it in the summer,” said Maloney. “What was hard was how to broach it over the summer. We gave ourselves six games and we are ahead of schedule.

“We could not have thought we would have this good a start. But I knew with the players we brought in and during pre-season, something was happening.”

READ SHAUN MALONEY’S BIG INTERVIEW HERE

Related Topics

More in League One

  •

    SCHUEY’S ACES GIVE THE BLUES BIG SHOCK

    LEAGUE ONE MIDWEEK ROUND-UP B y John Lyons CLINCHER: Bolton enjoy Aaron Collins’ goal MANAGER Steven Schumacher couldn’t hide his delight after his Bolton side came from behind to overcome runaway league leaders Birmingham. Emil Hansson (23 minutes) gave the visiting Blues the lead, but play-off chasing Wanderers hit back...

  •

    Delight for Davies but Imps pay the penalty

    By Gabriel Delliant BIRMINGHAM C 1 Dowell 71 (pen) Allsop 6, Bielik 7 (Willumsson 54, 6), Klarer 7, Davies 7, Cochrane 8, Iwata 6, Paik 7, Gardner-Hickman 6, Dowell 7 (Hanley 88, 6), Hansson 6 (Anderson 53, 6), Stansfield 6 (May 70, 6). Subs not used: Peacock-Farrell, Leonard, Jutkiewicz. LINCOLN...

  •

    DODDS’ RANT DOES THE JOB

    By Tony Flint PETERBOROUGH 1 Mothersille 16 (pen) WY COMBE W 1 Kone 90+3 LATE SHOW: Richard Kone, left, celebrates his leveller for the Chairboys PICTURES: MI News & Sport STAR MAN SAM HUGHES Peterborough MIKE Dodds revealed that a few choice half-time words raised Wycombe from their first-half torpor...

  •

    PIRATES’ PASSION PROVES VITAL

    By Gary Beveridge BRISTOL R 1 Sotiriou 10 Ward 8, Hunt 7, Taylor 8, Wilson 7, Swinkels 6 (Sousa 78, 6), Mola 7 (Dewsbury 86, 6), Sotiriou 7 (Thomas 86, 6), Butcher 6, Hutchinson 6 (Shaw 78, 6), Sinclair 6, Omochere 6 (Moore 8, 7). Subs not used: Hall, Senior....