FOOTBALL : Wigan produced the ideal response to last week’s 9-1 thrashing by Tottenham as Hugo Rodallega’s solitary goal was enough to secure a 1-0 win over Sunderland.
Wigan produced the ideal response to last week’s 9-1 thrashing by Tottenham as Hugo Rodallega’s solitary goal was enough to secure a 1-0 win over Sunderland.
Former Latics boss Steve Bruce’s return to the DW Stadium was an unhappy one as the striker he signed 10 months ago inflicted a fifth away defeat of the campaign.
The Black Cats barely threatened throughout and after Wigan’s Jason Scotland hit the post in the first half Rodallega’s sixth Barclays Premier League goal of the season decided the contest.
