Wigan 2-1 Peterborough

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Striker Andy Liddell took his season's goal haul to a career-best 17 with an early double and it proved enough to secure a win over Peterborough.

He fired in the first after five minutes hitting the target from just outside the box.

And Liddell struck again seven minutes later when his free-kick hit the wall and he hammered the follow up past Mark Tyler.

The Posh keeper denied him a hat-trick with an excellent save, but Wigan wasted chances galore with Gary Teale shooting wide, Lee McCulloch heading off-target and new signing Jason Jarrett had a header saved.

David Farrell pulled one back scoring at the far post after 48 minutes and Wigan keeper John Filan denied Peterborough a share of the points with a late save from Jimmy Bullard.

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Wigan: Filan, Jackson, De Vos, De Zeeuw, McMillan, Teale, Mitchell, Jarrett, Green, McCulloch, Liddell. Subs: Ashcroft, Kilford, Santus, Roberts, McGibbon.

Peterborough: Tyler, Danielsson, Joseph, Edwards, Pearce, Andy Clarke, Bullard, Forsyth, Farrell, Green, McKenzie. Subs: Rea, Oldfield, Gill, Connor, Fenn.

Referee: A Bates (Stoke on Trent).