Wigan Athletic are succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Cardiff City in this evening's Championship clash at the DW Stadium.
The game went through the motions in the opening stages as both sides found their feet on the difficult pitch conditions.
David Marshall had to be alert to capture Sheyi Ojo's cross after a deflection off Matthew Connolly 10 minutes in, but before long proceedings slowed down once again.
Midway through the first half, however, the Bluebirds flew into action when Connolly struck just wide from 20 yards, and in the 20th minute, Aron Gunnarson marauded unassisted into the box before slotting home.
Just before the half-hour mark, the visitors could have been two goals up, Eoin Doyle blasting a half-volley from long range that Ali Al-Habsi stopped at the second time of asking.
With just seven minutes to play until the break, Wigan managed to get the ball into the net, but James McClean was ruled offside.
Giuseppe Labellarte
