Wigan Athletic boss Leam Richardson did not feel there was a case to send anyone off in his side's draw against Bolton Wanderers amid claims James McClean should be have dismissed.
14.03.2022 - 16:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers' upcoming League One clash against Wigan Athletic has been moved to a lunchtime kick-off.
Wanderers make the short journey over to the DW Stadium on Saturday, April 2, for the derby clash.
The Latics won the reverse fixture at the University of Bolton Stadium in October 4-0 thanks to goals from Will Keane, Callum Lang and a James McClean brace.
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There had previously been a question mark on if the clash would go ahead on April 2 owing to Wigan's involvement in the Papa John's Trophy.
But that was settled when the Latics were dumped out of the competition on penalties by League Two side Sutton United.
The final takes place over the same weekend as Wanderers travelling to take on the Latics, but the League One game is going ahead as planned on April 2 owing to Wigan no longer having a trip to Wembley on the cards.
However, there has been a change in the kick-off time, with game originally pencilled in for a 3pm start, but will now begin at 12.30pm.
A statement from the Latics read: "We can confirm that Latics' upcoming home game aginst Bolton Wanderers will now kick-off at 12:30pm on Saturday 2 April.
"The game is another huge fixture at the DW as Leam Richardson's side head in to the business end of the campaign.
"The fixture was originally scheduled for 3pm on the same date, but the Sky Bet League One clash has now been brought forward to have a 12:30pm kick-off.
"Tickets for the game will go on sale in due course, so keep your eye on wiganathletic.com in the near future for more details."
Wanderers will also give updates about tickets and travel for Bolton fans in due course.
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