Wigan maintained their unbeaten record as they produced one of the close football results of the weekend in the Championship. Andreas Weimann opened the scoring in the sixth minute for the away side before Will Keane equalized for the hosts in the 67th minute. The result meant that Bristol City has now drawn their first three matches on their return to the second tier of English football.
Managers Reaction
Wigan’s Leam Richardson: “There were a lot of pleasing things we can take from the game. I actually thought we started very well, and the first time we left ourselves open without growing into the possession, we were punished. When your opponents are carrying that level of attacking threat, you’re always leaving yourself open to what happened. But one of the most pleasing things was we managed to come from behind to take something from the game. And I thought we finished both halves with the impetus to push forward and try to win the game, which was very pleasing. There’s plenty of positives we can take at the moment – we’ve continued the momentum we had last season, and that’s helped us enjoy an unbeaten start to the league season.”
Bristol City’s Nigel Pearson: “We’ve been in a winning position again – as we have in every game this season – and we had chances to win it. It’s frustrating, and even after they equalized we created another golden opportunity that we couldn’t take. And although they put us under a lot of pressure, it wasn’t exactly hearts-in-mouths stuff. Generally, we managed to deal with their threat, which was direct and physical at times. Fair play to them, they are a decent side and they play their way. But it’s an overall feeling of frustration at the end.”
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