article_snippet.sent: ’s visitors needed three points to keep up ’s visitors late scramble for a play-off spot although that now looks unlikely as ’s visitors would need three points and a huge goal swing on the last day to make it into the top six.
article_snippet.sent: A healthy handful home side dominated the opening moments and looked up for the challenge of beating the odds – and the drop – and McClean should have scored when McClean swivelled and shot from close range after seven minutes.
article_snippet.sent: Former Stoke star Jermaine Pennant was the next to test Wolves defence as
article_snippet.sent: Former Stoke star Jermaine Pennant deflected effort only just went over the bar after 12 minutes but the home side were then undone shortly after with the kind of goal that underlines the chronic defensive frailties that have so affected this term.
article_snippet.sent: As news filtered around the DW Stadium that Derby were losing at Millwall, and that Wolves were just a point outside the top-six as a consequence, Jackett’s side looked to press home Jackett’s side advantage against a Wigan side that played attractively without any real penetration.
article_snippet.sent: However, neither side created any real clear-cut chances and both goalkeepers spent the remainder of the first half as spectators.
article_snippet.sent: After the break, Wigan again began fresher as they knew they had 45 minutes to realistically save they season and although McClean, Pennant and Bo-kyung tried to link up and break down Wolves, McClean, Pennant and Bo-kyung again lacked any real cutting edge.
article_snippet.sent: Last week, when Wigan threw caution to the wind against Brighton they were rewarded with a late three points and they tried the same again in this match
article_snippet.sent: but they could not quite manage this match.