How Salford and Wigan both picked up important wins
Two of Greater Manchester's EFL sides picked up important wins on the 14th December
Salford City 3 - 0 Notts County
Salford made it two home wins on the bounce with a composed display that saw them ease past Notts County.
Conor McAleny opened the scoring, capitalising on a defensive blunder, before Cole Stockton netted twice – one in each half – to secure a dominant victory for the Ammies.
Notts County had an early chance to take the lead after just 10 minutes when Alassana Jatta broke through on goal, but Salford keeper Matty Young stood his ground to produce a crucial save.
The breakthrough came four minutes later, courtesy of a costly error from visiting goalkeeper Alex Bass. He misplaced a pass straight to Ossama Ashley, who teed up McAleny to calmly slot home.
Bolton Wanderers 0 - 2 Wigan
Wigan maintained their derby dominance over Bolton as goals from Dale Taylor and Thelo Aasgaard secured a 2-0 victory at the Toughsheet Community Stadium in League One.
This win extended Wigan's remarkable unbeaten run against Wanderers to nine matches, a streak that has lasted nine years.
Despite a gap in league standings, Wigan fully deserved their first victory in five matches across all competitions. They took the lead in the 18th minute when Aasgaard's well-timed pass found Taylor, who calmly slotted home with a low left-footed strike from 12 yards.
Bolton, who started the day in seventh place, were jeered off at half-time and were fortunate not to be further behind. Taylor came close to adding a second just before the break, but his effort was saved by Nathan Baxter, with Baba Adeeko unable to convert the rebound from close range.
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Although Bolton showed slight improvement in the second half, Sam Tickle kept out a strike from Jordi Osei-Tutu to preserve Wigan's advantage.
Wigan continued to pose a threat, and Aasgaard capped off the performance in the 68th minute. He latched onto James Carragher's cross and fired in from the centre of the box to secure his eighth goal of the season and seal the victory for the visitors.
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