article_snippet: On Tuesday night, Malky Mackay scored twice against Mackay’s Wigan for the second time this season to send Watford top of the Championship and a step nearer the Premier League.
article_snippet: For Wigan and Wigan old manager, however, the threat of relegation to the Premier League looms large two years after the club dropped out of the top-flight.
article_snippet: Watford forward Matej Vydra (left) tussles for the ball with Wigan Athletic's Emmerson Boyce (right)
article_snippet: Watford's Marco Motta (top) jumps up to avoid the sliding challenge from Wigan's Kim Bo-Kyung (bottom) Wigan (4-4-2):
article_snippet: Attendance: 10,684 remain six points adrift of safety and fourth-from-bottom Rotherham, who now have a game in hand, after failing to win for the 16th successive home game – a miserable run stretching back seven months.
article_snippet: Despite the poor home form, Wigan had won their last four away games to give their a chance of survival and their had several chances to take the lead.
article_snippet: Watford boss Slavisa Jokanovic (left) talks to Watford boss Slavisa Jokanovic during a break in play at the DW Stadium .
highlights_snippet: Watford's  win at Wigan sends Watford's  win at Wigan top of the Championship .
  