Oldham Athletic 0 v Wigan Athletic 2
Oldham Athletic and Wigan Athletic have both fallen on relatively hard times as of late and find themselves at opposite ends of League One.
Oldham, under Joe Royle, were one of the founding clubs of the Premier League in 1992-1993 and Wigan won the FA Cup as recently as 2013, the year the club were also relegated to the Championship.
Oldham's heart-breaking loss to Manchester United in a 1994 FA Cup semi-final reply after Mark's Hughes equalizer in the first game at Wembley, is seen by many fans as the start of a long and gradual decline.
The two athletics, both nicked named the "Latics" met at Boundary Park (aka SportsDirect.com Park) on August 19, on a typically cool, grey August day in the north.
The more vocal Wigan supporters were packed into the "Chaddy" end (ZenOffice Stand) which was once the preserve of the home fans, who were subdued, not surprisingly perhaps considering their current plight, and now don't seem to have a home end of their own.
This is similar to Wigan's situation at the DW Stadium where away fans now occupy what was once the home end.
From the outset, Wigan seemed the more composed team on the ball and took an early lead through goals from Ivan Toney and Michael Jacobs within the first quarter. Oldham improved after the break but when Wigan's star performer, former Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell, was substituted on the hour, the game petered out and some fans began to turn to their phones to keep up with the action elsewhere.
At the end, Wigan supporters chanted "We are top of the league" while home fans contemplated rock bottom, where they unfortunately remain with four points from eight games.
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