Wigan go third in Championship after win

Nick Powell scored a second-half winner as Wigan defeated Bristol City 1-0 to climb up to third in the English Championship.

Powell got on the end of Josh Windass' 52nd-minute cross to guide a downward header past Robins goalkeeper Niki Maenpaa and earn Wigan all three points at the DW Stadium.

It was the former Manchester United midfielder's fourth goal of the season and helped his side move above City and to within two points of leaders Leeds.

The win lifted the promoted Latics to just two points off leaders Leeds and manager Paul Cook was keen to laud the former Red devils midfielder after the game.

Cook said in quotes reported by Wigan Today: "That one little bit of magic, a great header, ends up being the difference.

"He's doing really well. He'll take a lot of the plaudits tonight and rightly so, he's in a good place at the minute with his football.

"Tonight for me was a game that probably had a draw written all over it, there was nothing between the teams, they probably both cancelled each other out.

City manager Lee Johnson was struggling to find any positives.

"I thought we were poor, I thought it was a poor game really. I thought it lacked genuine quality on the day and the one bit of quality was probably the ball in and the finish that got them their goal," he said on Sky Sports.

"We weren't clinical, we didn't have enough structure, it's as disappointed as I've been in one of my sides I think, ever."