No Moore smiles for the Latics
WIGAN were plunged into yet more turmoil as they were relegated after a brave battle with highflying Fulham.
Paul Cook’s stars – needing a victory to stave off the drop – looked to be in dreamland after striker Kieffer Moore headed Latics into a 27th-minute lead in a fiercely fought contest at the DW Stadium.
But Neeskens Kebano equalised with a stunning free-kick moments after the break to cancel out their lead.
With the EFL’s 12-point deduction for going into administration applied at the final whistle, a draw wasn’t enough for Wigan’s players who sank to their knees in despair.
Now they must rely on an appeal hearing on July 31 when the club’s Hong Kong owners will claim ‘force majeure’ put the club into administration due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The draw wasn’t enough for Fulham to grab an automatic promotion spot either with Scott Parker’s men now facing play-off torture.
Wigan gave it everything and in a hectic last 10 minutes both sides threw everything to try and find a winner. But a draw wasn’t enough to save the Latics.
P W D L F A Pts Leeds (C) 46 28 9 9 77 35 93 West Brom (P) 46 22 17 7 77 45 83 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 81 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 81 Cardiff 46 19 16 11 68 58 73 Swansea 46 18 16 12 62 53 70 Nottm Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 70 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 68 Preston N E 46 18 12 16 59 54 66 Derby 46 17 13 16 62 64 64 Blackburn 46 17 12 17 66 63 63 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 63 QPR 46 16 10 20 67 76 58 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 56 Stoke 46 16 8 22 62 68 56 Sheff Wed 46 15 11 20 58 66 56 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 53 Huddersfield 46 13 12 21 52 70 51 Luton 46 14 9 23 54 82 51 Birmingham 46 12 14 20 54 75 50 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 49 Charlton (R) 46 12 12 22 50 65 48 Wigan (R) 46 15 14 17 57 56 47 Hull (R) 46 12 9 25 57 87 45 *Wigan deducted 12 points