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Blackpool vs Wigan Athletic. Sky Bet League One.

Bloomfield RoadAttendance9,226.

Blackpool 0

    Wigan Athletic 4

    • C McCann (60th minute)
    • Y Wildschut (70th minute, 72nd minute)
    • W Grigg (85th minute)

    Blackpool 0-4 Wigan: Latics clinch promotion to the Championship

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    Highlights of Wigan's 4-0 win at Blackpool

    Four second-half goals at Blackpool clinched Wigan's promotion back to the Sky Bet Championship and left the hosts on the brink of successive relegations a 4-0 defeat.

    Blackpool missed a couple of great chance inside half an hour as Jack Redshaw was denied by Jussi Jaaskelainen before Mark Cullen dragged an effort wide from eight yards.

    The game opened up after half-time and Wigan almost scored on the counter attack after 58 minutes, but Yanic Wildschut's shot was straight at Colin Doyle.

    Wigan Athletic players celebrate winning promotion to the Sky Bet Championship
    Image: Wigan Athletic celebrate winning promotion to the Sky Bet Championship

    But they did have the lead after an hour when Chris McCann's strike from 18 yards flew past Doyle and into the roof of the net.

    Ten minutes later, victory and promotion were sealed when Wildschut curled into the far corner from 15 yards to make it 2-0.

    Wigan Athletic chairman David Sharpe, manager Gary Caldwell and owner Dave Whelan celebrate promotion
    Image: Wigan Athletic chairman David Sharpe, manager Gary Caldwell and owner Dave Whelan celebrate promotion

    And the substitute grabbed his second two minutes later, firing in from 12 yards as Blackpool collapsed to the brink of relegation.

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    Will Grigg rounded off the win by latching onto a Max Power cross from the right and nodded home from close range five minutes from time.

    A protest banner reading 'Oystons club killers get out now' is flown over the stadium during the Sky Bet League One match Blackpool v Wigan
    Image: A protest banner reading 'Oystons club killers get out now' was flown over the stadium

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