Tigers roar to victory in Adkins’ first game
Latics add breathing space at top
WIGAN extended their lead at the top to four points with a 2-0 victory over Fleetwood as nearest rivals Shrewsbury were held 1-1 at MK Dons.
Nick Powell and Dan Burn scored before the break as the Latics claimed a third straight league win.
Peter Pawlett scored after 55 minutes but Shaun Whalley fired home late on for the Shrews.
Rotherham claimed their first comeback win since 2015 with a 2-1 victory over Blackpool.
Defender Kelvin Mellor put the Tangerines in front before a David Ball brace snatched the points.
Blackburn moved up to third after a topsy-turvy 3-2 win at Peterborough to extend their unbeaten run to nine games thanks to Charlie Mulgrew’s header and a Bradley Dack brace.
Steven Taylor opened the scoring, while Jack Marriott pulled one back late on before Jack Baldwin was sent off.
Scunthorpe dropped to fifth following a 1-0 defeat at Walsall thanks to Kieron Morris’ winner.
Bradford held on to edge a seven-goal thriller 4-3 at home to Rochdale, with four goals scored in a frantic five-minute spell.
Matt Kilgallon put Bradford ahead before Charlie Wyke’s 40thminute header sparked the game to life.
Ian Henderson pulled one back a minute later and Dominic Poleon’s effort made it 3-1.
But Henderson and Steve Davies pulled it level before Tyrell Robinson notched the winner.
A second-half own goal from Josh Magennis saw Charlton lose 1-0 at Portsmouth, while Oxford stole three points thanks to Josh Ruffels in a 1-0 home win over Doncaster.
Bristol Rovers eased past Southend 3-0 thanks to Billy Bodin, Ellis Harrison and Liam Sercombe goals.
Oldham romped to a 5-1 win over a struggling Northampton side.
Jack Byrne notched a brace while Tope Obadeyi, Gevaro Nepomuceno and Craig Davies also scored for Latics, Sam Foley netting for the visitors.
Toumani Diagouraga scored a late winner as Plymouth moved off the bottom with a 2-1 victory over Gillingham.
The clash between Bury and Wimbledon at Gigg Lane was postponed. Ex-Sunderland man David Meyler (right) celebrates with Hull’s Kamil Grosicki, who gave Nigel Adkins (inset) a debut win SEBASTIAN Larsson struck a superb 30-yard free-kick to ensure Nigel Adkins started his reign as Hull manager with a 3-2 victory over Brentford at the KCOM Stadium.
After the visitors went ahead though David Meyler’s own goal in the 47th minute, Hull responded through Kamil Grosicki, Larsson and Jackson Irvine.
John Egan set up a nervy finish with three minutes remaining but Hull held on to bolster their survival hopes following the departure of Leonid Slutsky.
Derby moved up to fourth with a 3-0 victory at struggling Barnsley.
Tom Lawrence opened the scoring in the 39th minute before Matej Vydra, with his 13th goal of the campaign, and Andreas Weimann condemned the Tykes to a fifth consecutive defeat.
Gary Rowett’s side leapfrogged Aston Villa after Millwall battled hard for a goalless draw at Villa Park.
Kemar Roofe netted a hat-trick to give Leeds a 3-1 victory at struggling QPR, who netted a late consolation through Pawel Wszolek at Loftus Road.
Birmingham, Bolton and Burton all remain in relegation trouble after losing on Saturday.
Sheyi Ojo’s 14th-minute effort gave Fulham a 1-0 victory over Birmingham, who missed a late penalty through Jeremie Boga at Craven Cottage, while Bolton were beaten 3-2 by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
Will Buckley cancelled out Barrie McKay’s early opener to level things up at half-time before Forest sealed the points courtesy of goals from Joe Worrall and Ben Brereton, meaning Worrall’s own goal at the death was nothing more than a consolation.
Burton are rooted to the bottom of the table after Tom Clarke and Daryl Horgan fired Preston to a 2-1 win at the Pirelli Stadium.
Lucas Akins netted for Nigel Clough’s strugglers at the death but they are two points adrift of fourthbottom Bolton.
Norwich ended a seven-match winless streak with a 3-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Carrow Road.
The Canaries were forced to come from behind after Jordan Rhodes headed the visitors into an 18thminute lead.
James Maddison equalised in the 55th minute and Timm Klose headed his side in front before Nelson Oliveira netted a late penalty following Barry Bannan’s foul on Harrison Reed.