Stockport County 0 Wigan Athletic 0 ( Football League 1 ) Saturday 5 October 2024
County and a very combative and competitive Wigan Athletic side battled relentlessly throughout a nerve tingling encounter today at a packed Edgeley Park. It`s yonks since last we played Wigan in a league fixture and the fizz, buzz and general edge experienced both at E P & Springfield Park in competitive games twixt the two sides , way back when ,was all there with brass plated knobs on again today. County probably shaded possession and certainly did more attacking than their Lancastrian opponents in a pulsating second half, but ultimately a share of the points was probably about right. No goals for either side then, but a few chances came County`s way – denied mostly by a very resilient and distinctly savvy Wigan defence. Sam Tickle did well for the visitors making a couple of vital saves and Callum Camps claimed M.O.M for County from a game that leaves the blues nicely placed in L1 having lost just one game- quite a start! ………………………………………… I was s