Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Wigan Athletic

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Teenage forward Zach Clough scored on his debut to help Bolton progress to the FA Cup fourth round at the expense of Championship rivals Wigan.

Ali Al Habsi kept Wigan in the match by saving well from Liam Feeney and Liam Trotter in the first half.

But 19-year-old Clough went one-on-one with Al Habsi on 76 minutes and dinked a shot over the Latics goalkeeper to break the deadlock.

And the 2013 winners were unable to find a response.

It means boss Malky Mackay has now lost six of his eight games in charge of Wigan, who are second from bottom in the Championship.

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Mackay on Bolton v Wigan

Fifteenth-placed Bolton, meanwhile, continued their revival under Neil Lennon and booked their place in the fourth-round draw, which takes place on Monday.

The hosts dominated possession and they did have the ball in the net before the break, but Trotter was ruled offside after he poked home from an Al Habsi spill.

Wigan's first real chance came in the second half, when Adam Forshaw's powerful header was denied by an acrobatic save from Adam Bogdan.

But the impressive Clough made sure his side progressed when he lofted the ball into the net, over an onrushing Al Habsi.

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Lennon on Bolton v Wigan

Bolton manager Neil Lennon on match-winner Zach Clough: "When you're that small you have to be special and I think he is special.

"I had a player at Celtic in James Forrest and Zach's very similar to him. I think that's the biggest compliment I can pay Zach. We just have to be mindful we don't get carried away.

"It was probably the best performance I've had since I've been here in terms of football and chances created."

Wigan manager Malky Mackay: "I thought it was two teams going at it hard and I thought it was a pretty even game in all.

"I'm disappointed for my players because to come over and come out after half-time and play the way we did showed great character."

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