Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Hull City 5.
WiganWigan Athletic0HullHull City5
Mallik Wilks' hat-trick helped Hull City move to within a point of League One leaders Lincoln City with a comfortable 5-0 victory at struggling Wigan Athletic.
The Tigers had suffered an 8-0 thrashing on their last trip to the DW Stadium, for a Championship clash only seven months ago.
But they gained some semblance of revenge - after breaking a three-match scoreless sequence - with a dazzling performance.
The hero was Wilks, whose first goal arrived on 27 minutes from a tight angle.
Wilks added his and Hull's second goal five minutes later, with a right-foot shot that crept in off the far post.
After Reece Burke had seen a goal disallowed for offside and Josh Magennis hit a post from close range, number three arrived four minutes after the restart when Keane Lewis-Potter headed home Wilks' cross.
Magennis made it 4-0 four minutes later with a tidy finish after being afforded the freedom of the Wigan penalty area.
And Wilks rounded off the scoring with 26 minutes still to play with a left-foot strike from distance.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Wigan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Jones
- 2Darikwa
- 14WoottonSubstituted forWhelanat 45'minutes
- 4Tilt
- 5JohnstonBooked at 55mins
- 12Ojo
- 23Merrie
- 10KeaneSubstituted forLangat 56'minutes
- 15GardnerSubstituted forDodooat 56'minutes
- 17Solomon-OtaborSubstituted forRobinsonat 56'minutes
- 16ProctorSubstituted forCloughat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Whelan
- 7Clough
- 9Lang
- 11Massey
- 20Dodoo
- 25Evans
- 34Robinson
Hull
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Ingram
- 2Coyle
- 5Burke
- 24Greaves
- 3Elder
- 15JonesSubstituted forFloresat 63'minutes
- 33DochertySubstituted forSlaterat 63'minutes
- 7WilksSubstituted forScottat 71'minutes
- 10HoneymanSubstituted forEmmanuelat 80'minutes
- 19Lewis-Potter
- 27MagennisSubstituted forCrowleyat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Long
- 11Scott
- 12Emmanuel
- 16Flores
- 17McLoughlin
- 18Slater
- 20Crowley
- Referee:
- James Oldham
Match Stats
Home TeamWiganAway TeamHull
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away8
- Corners
- Home4
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Hull City 5.
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Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Matt Ingram.
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Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Lang.
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Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Elder.
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Foul by Chris Merrie (Wigan Athletic).
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Callum Elder (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Joseph Dodoo.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
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Attempt blocked. Callum Elder (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Zach Clough.
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Foul by Zach Clough (Wigan Athletic).
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Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Joshua Emmanuel replaces George Honeyman.
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Zach Clough (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jordan Michael Flores (Hull City).
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Attempt blocked. Corey Whelan (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross.
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Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Daniel Crowley (Hull City).
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Foul by James Scott (Hull City).
