Wigan Athletic 2 Northampton Town 1: As it happened and reaction

Players missing due to injury today:

Burge (knock), Lintott (hip), Magloire (knee), Haynes (knee), Koiki (knock), McWilliams (Achilles), Fox (ankle), Hylton (knee).

Burge and Koiki are thought to be out with minor knocks today while McWilliams and Lintott are back in light training and could return in the next week or two. Fox will be a bit longer.

Hylton, Magloire and Haynes are out for the long-term.

Cobblers are feeling the knock-on effects from last season and Jon Brady is not going to take any risks at this early stage. Things should hopefully settle down in the next few weeks.

Teams are on their way out at the DW Stadium...

0’

Away we go!

2’

Off the post! Cobblers so close. Hodnermarck with the effort after a fantastic move. Leonard’s follow-up effort was blocked. Just sliced through Wigan.

5’

Cobblers 4-3-3

6’

Chance Wigan. Get in behind Cobblers on the right and a low cross is just about scrambled away.

11’

Been an open start to this game. Both teams looking to play out from the back.

12’

Free-kick Cobblers about 30 yards out after a handball but Pinnock’s clipped effort floats a couple of yards over.

15’

Good from Cobblers as they press high and win the ball back before getting a corner, which Tickle gathers.

17’

Might have been a little nudge from Sherring there on Wyke as the cross came in. Humphrys has the beating of Brough down the right side for Wigan.