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Wigan Athletic humiliated Hull City 8-0 as the Championship relegation battle took an extraordinary twist – while West Brom might be wobbling near the top.<\/p>\n
Kieran Dowell hit a hat-trick for Wigan, who remarkably led Hull 7-0 at half-time. Wigan sit in mid-table but are fighting for survival in the second tier because of an administration penalty hanging over the club, and this result was a huge step towards safety.<\/p>\n
West Brom have looked on track for automatic promotion for weeks, but a slip in form from Slaven Bilic’s men could see Brentford pip them at the post.<\/p>\n
Second-placed West Brom could only draw 0-0 at home against fourth-placed Fulham, meaning Brentford can close to within a point of the Baggies with two rounds of games remaining should they beat Preston North End on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
WONDER AT WIGAN<\/strong><\/p>\n Wigan were the talk of English football after their first-half seven-goal show.<\/p>\n The only saving grace for Hull, and frustration for Wigan, was that no supporters were present to witness one of the most eye-catching results in English football all season.<\/p>\n Wigan savagely picked apart the free-falling Tigers and climbed to 13th place in the division.<\/p>\n They became the first team to score seven or more goals in one half of a match in either the Premier League or the three tiers of the EFL since Watford came from 2-0 down to beat Blackpool 7-2 with a second-half flurry in January 2015.<\/p>\n Aside from Dowell’s treble, Kieffer Moore netted twice and there were goals for Kal Naismith, who set the ball rolling in the first minute, Jamal Lowe and Joe Williams.<\/p>\n Wigan stand to receive a 12-point punishment for entering administration, a troubling development that followed a recent takeover of the club, but they are fighting to avoid that meaning relegation.<\/p>\n The win neatly moved them 12 points clear of Hull, who sit 22nd and are a point adrift of safety, with the Tigers having a suddenly vastly inferior goal difference to Wigan.<\/p>\n BAGGIES BLOWING IT?<\/strong><\/p>\n West Brom and Leeds have been trading first place in the Championship, but there could be a surprise in the promotion shake-up.<\/p>\n By failing to find a way through Fulham’s defence, West Brom’s hold on second place has become increasingly tenuous, given fast-finishing Brentford are on a seven-game winning streak.<\/p>\n Fulham’s Anthony Knockaert hit the bar in the second half at the Hawthorns, where the outcome could have been even worse for West Brom.<\/p>\n Cardiff City kept a grip on sixth place as goals from Junior Hoilett and Lee Tomlin earned a 2-1 home win over Derby County.<\/p>\n Just outside the play-offs, Millwall sit seventh after a 1-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers, Mason Bennett with the only goal.<\/p>\n WARNOCK DELIVERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Ashley Fletcher and Patrick Roberts scored for Middlesbrough in a 2-1 win at Reading that carried Neil Warnock’s side five points clear of the bottom three.<\/p>\n Liam Moore had put the hosts ahead before Boro, who appointed veteran manager Warnock as Jonathan Woodgate’s replacement last month, turned it around.<\/p>\n Among those worse off than Boro, Huddersfield Town picked up a useful point in a 0-0 draw at Sheffield Wednesday, while second-bottom Luton Town were held 1-1 at home by QPR.<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Omnisport <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: <\/strong>
Hull City shipped eight goals to Wigan Athletic, whose survival hopes look increasingly positive at a time of worrying upheaval at the club.
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Wigan Athletic humiliated Hull City 8-0 as the Championship relegation battle took an extraordinary twist – while West Brom might be wobbling near the top. Kieran Dowell hit a hat-trick for Wigan, who remarkably led Hull 7-0 at half-time. Wigan sit in mid-table but are fighting for survival in the second tier because of an administration penalty hanging … Continue reading Championship: Wigan score eight against feeble Hull, West Brom falter<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading