Paul Jewell's bold gamble to axe top scorer Nathan Ellington paid handsome dividends when his replacement Brett Ormerod struck twice to keep Wigan on course for automatic promotion to the Premiership.
Ellington, who has plundered 23 goals this season, was left on the bench after scoring just twice since February - and both of those were penalties. Ormerod, on loan from Southampton until the end of the season, struck in either half as Wigan finished comfortable winners.
Town now go into Sunday's game with Sunderland, knowing that they cannot afford a defeat, and really need the three points to give them the best chance of catching the latics, who are now three points ahead with a much better goal difference with just three games to play after this weekends fixtures.
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