After two defeats which, in fairness, could have easily been two victories, Wigan away seemed eminently winnable. Yet despite some brave talk from Pep Clotet, we slipped to a narrow defeat despite for the first time this season having more possession (and chances) than the opposition.

Behind that score, however, are a few fairly stark home truths. Lee Camp was definitely culpable for Wigan’s speculative winner and maybe now is the time to give David Stockdale his chance.

Jake Clarke-Salter flatters to deceive with a few smooth touches but in the real business of nullifying rumbustious forwards, and with Marc Roberts’ height and power missing, he was bullied too easily.

In midfield Villalba still seems a bit of a show pony and whilst Dan Crowley continues to impress we badly miss a wide player in terms of effectiveness going forward.

Finally, up front Alvaro Gimenez helped create a goal but unfortunately this was in the wrong net. However, whilst he never really made any sort of impact in this game I think that as one of our few forwards, Pep has to persevere with him or give Odin Bailey a starting place. This is because our lack of pace means that two men up top are a must if we are to be a threat going forward.