Wigan Athletic Head Coach Ryan Lowe expressed the importance of turning the team’s recent form around as quickly as possible.
Latics fell to their first home league defeat of the season against Cardiff City following a goal in each half from Perry Ng and Yousef Salech, the Club’s third straight loss in the space of a week.
Meanwhile Bolton fell to a first defeat since the opening day of the season at Sfixfields on Saturday afternoon.
Two quick fire second half goals were enough to secure all three points for Kevin Nolan’s side. Cameron McGeehan and Sam Hoskins were on the scoresheet for the Cobblers to condemn Wanderers to only their second defeat of the campaign.
Stockport Countyr ounded off September with a second successive draw at Edgeley Park, after being pegged back by struggling Reading.
Kyle Wootton’s sixth goal of the season in all competitions gave County the lead midway through the first half – but the visitors grew into the game after the break, and equalised 18 minutes from time. The draw brought to an end the Hatters’ three-match stretch of triumphs over the ‘Royals’, although, more positively, it did nudge them up one place to seventh in the table.
Michael Mellon’s penalty cancelled out an early Mark Shelton spot kick, as the spoils were shared between Oldham and Barnet at Boundary Park.
Former Latics midfielder Shelton rolled a penalty away inside five minutes, before Michael Mellon equalised for Latics in the second half in a game where Latics had plenty of chances to take all three points.
Salford City’s hopes of a perfect September run were ended on the road at Bristol Rovers, who came from behind to win 2-1 at the Memorial Stadium.
Former Gas midfielder Matt Butcher scored his first Salford goal to give the Ammies an early lead, but in first half stoppage time Ellis Harrison levelled things from close range.
Despite Salford having the better of chances and possession, it was Rovers who took the lead midway through the second half when Fabrizio Cavegn capitalised on a hesitant moment.
There was late drama when Jorge Grant was clipped in the box and Salford were awarded a penalty, with Haji Mnoga shown a straight red card in the aftermath. However Luke Southwood saved Luke Garbutt’s effort before pushing away Ade Oluwo’s follow-up.
