Fleetwood Town triumphed over Wigan Athletic in a close win on Saturday, 3x2, in a match relating of League Cup. Both Joey Barton's team and Leam Richardson's team held their first game in the competition. Joe Garner runned the show.
The opening goal was scored by Joe Garner with 2 minutes on the clock, with a right-foot strike inside the box. With 31 minutes on the clock, Joe Garner strucked the second goal for Wigan Athletic, from the penalty spot. Sub Ched Evans, in the 40th minute, changed the course of the game. With 41 minutes on the clock, Ched Evans struck for Fleetwood Town, through a header, laid on by Wes Burns.
In the 64th minute, Josh Morris fired home Fleetwood's team's second goal, with a left-foot shot inside the penalty area, assisted by Danny Andrew. After 77 minutes, Ched Evans netted the final goal of the game, from a corner, laid on by Mark Duffy.
With this result, Fleetwood Town are into the next round of the competition. In the next fixture, Joey Barton's team will play at home against Port Vale.
| Fleetwood Town | Wigan Athletic | |||
| 7 | 6 | Shots | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Shots on target | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | Total Tackles | 5 | 7 |
4 | Tackles Won | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Ball steals | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 76 | Total Passes | 56 | 8 |
| 7 | 70 | Passes Completed | 44 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | Saves | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | Fouls Committed | 3 | 8 |
5 | Fouls Suffered | 5 |
