Three goals in 10 minutes completed Wigan’s 3-2 comeback win at Fleetwood to take Leam Richardson’s side back to the top of League One.
The Latics were heading for a second successive defeat as goals from Danny Andrew and Callum Morton put struggling Town in sight of a first-ever league victory over their visitors.
However, Callum Lang began the fightback after 62 minutes, when he ran onto Tom Bayliss’ pass and converted from a tight angle.
Will Keane’s seventh goal of the season with a 67th-minute header brought Latics level.
The fight-back was completed when Curtis Tilt rose unmarked to convert Max Power’s inswinging corner.
And, with leaders Plymouth not involved in league action, Wigan’s hard-fought three points took them top and atoned for their previous home defeat to Lincoln.
Andrew’s seventh-minute free-kick for his sixth goal of the campaign and Morton’s 52nd-minute penalty after being tripped by keeper Ben Amos put Simon Grayson’s men in the driving seat.
Yet Wigan, twice denied by fine Alex Cairns saves in the opening period, refused to fold. And their quick-fire goal blitz turned a potentially disastrous evening into a memorable one.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Fleetwood
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Cairns
- 23Hill
- 5Clarke
- 3AndrewBooked at 37mins
- 26Johnson
- 20MateteSubstituted forGarnerat 78′minutes
- 10Camps
- 24BattyBooked at 84mins
- 32LaneSubstituted forMorrisat 73′minutesBooked at 87mins
- 14Garner
- 9Morton
Substitutes
- 4McLaughlin
- 11Pilkington
- 13Crellin
- 19Garner
- 22Morris
- 27Biggins
- 28Clark
Wigan
Formation 3-5-2
- 12Amos
- 15KerrSubstituted forEdwardsat 57′minutes
- 5Whatmough
- 16Tilt
- 27DarikwaBooked at 35mins
- 10Keane
- 20Bayliss
- 8Power
- 23McClean
- 19LangBooked at 79mins
- 9Wyke
Substitutes
- 1Jones
- 2Watts
- 3Pearce
- 7Edwards
- 11Massey
- 14Jones
- 39Humphrys
- Referee:
- Ross Joyce
- Attendance:
- 3,246
Live Text
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Match ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Wigan Athletic 3.
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Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Wigan Athletic 3.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by James Hill.
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Attempt missed. Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Offside, Fleetwood Town. Alex Cairns tries a through ball, but Joe Garner is caught offside.
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Foul by Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic).
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Alex Cairns (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Alex Cairns.
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Shayden Morris (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Gwion Edwards (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Callum Johnson (Fleetwood Town).
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Callum Camps.
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Daniel Batty (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Curtis Tilt (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Daniel Batty (Fleetwood Town).
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Attempt missed. Will Keane (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
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Attempt blocked. Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Lang.
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Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic).
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Danny Andrew (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

