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Blackpool's Jerry Yates has now scored four goals in each of his past four appearances for the clubBlackpool kept their slim Championship survival hopes alive with victory over fellow strugglers Wigan Athletic in the battle of the bottom two.
Striker Jerry Yates made a triumphant return from a hamstring injury which kept him out of the Easter fixtures to score inside two minutes.
Defeat means Wigan could be relegated in midweek if they fail to win at Stoke and results elsewhere go against them.
Yates' 14th goal of the season was enough to hand interim Blackpool manager Stephen Dobbie victory in his first home game in charge.
The Seasiders coped easily with a toothless Latics attack to rack up only their third win in their past 25 league games, and take three points that leave them four points behind Cardiff, who lost at Sheffield United in the early kick-off.
Yates' absence was keenly felt as Blackpool suffered defeats by fellow strugglers Cardiff and promotion hopefuls Luton over the Easter weekend, but he quickly made his presence felt here.
Wigan contributed to their own undoing as Omar Rekik's careless pass caught Will Keane on his heels on halfway and Keshi Anderson nipped in to steal.
He charged forward and slid a neat pass down the right side to find Yates' run, and he tucked it away off the far post.
Both sides suffered potentially damaging injuries to centre backs as Wigan lost Jack Whatmough to what appeared to be a lower back problem, and Blackpool's James Husband was forced off with a head wound after being caught by the studs of teammate Curtis Nelson.
Wigan staged fightbacks at the end of each half and were denied big penalty shouts, with Nelson twice giving referee Thomas Bramall a decision to make.
At the end of the first half he parried the ball, flinging his arm up as he jumped to try to meet Callum Lang's cross, and in added time he was again fortunate as James McClean's header struck his forearm.
Moments earlier, McClean had missed a great chance for a late equaliser as he could only turn Max Power's deep cross into the side netting.
Line-ups
Blackpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 32Grimshaw
- 24Lyons
- 31Nelson
- 34Thorniley
- 3HusbandSubstituted forGabrielat 63'minutes
- 11BowlerSubstituted forHamiltonat 75'minutes
- 8Fiorini
- 10AndersonBooked at 90mins
- 26Poveda-OcampoSubstituted forPatinoat 78'minutes
- 9Yates
- 25RogersSubstituted forCareyat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Maxwell
- 2Connolly
- 4Gabriel
- 16Carey
- 22Hamilton
- 28Patino
- 38Holmes
Wigan
Formation 3-5-1-1
- 12Amos
- 32Hughes
- 5WhatmoughSubstituted forFletcherat 35'minutes
- 24RekikSubstituted forPearceat 68'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 2Nyambe
- 30Aasgaard
- 4NaylorSubstituted forTiéhiat 45'minutes
- 8Power
- 11McClean
- 10KeaneSubstituted forMagennisat 74'minutes
- 19LangBooked at 66mins
Substitutes
- 1Jones
- 3Pearce
- 22Tiéhi
- 23Fletcher
- 27Darikwa
- 28Magennis
- 29Caulker
Referee:Thomas Bramall
Attendance:12,027
Live Text
Match ends, Blackpool 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Blackpool 1, Wigan Athletic 0.
Christ Tiéhi (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Charlie Patino (Blackpool).
Tom Pearce (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
Christ Tiéhi (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sonny Carey (Blackpool).
Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Pearce.
Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
Attempt missed. James McClean (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Power with a cross.
Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
Jordan Gabriel (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic).
Andrew Lyons (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Ashley Fletcher (Wigan Athletic).
Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool).
Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross following a set piece situation.
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