Wigan and Blackpool fans took to have a punch up – with one supporter left laid flat out on the ground on Saturday afternoon.
It seems fighting took place before and after the Championship clash, with video footage uploaded to social media.
As can be seen on the video below, one gang of hooligans took it upon themselves to grab one individual, drag him down, before kicking and punching out at him and then legged it with the person left on the ground with no one checking him by the time the video cuts off.
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The game itself saw Curtis Tilt end Wigan’s dismal run and condemned 10-man former club Blackpool to a place in the second tier’s bottom three with a late headed winner.
The defender hit home with two minutes of normal time to snatch the points from Blackpool, who played the last 73 minutes a player short following the dismissal of Marvin Ekpiteta.
The Blackpool defender was deemed to have been the last man between Charlie Wyke and his own goal when he fouled the Wigan forward, and was handed a straight red card by referee Andy Davies.
The away side took the lead before half time as Charlie Patino sent in a ball to meet Gary Madine lurking in the box, and the striker chested the ball down, held off Jack Whatmough and hit a shot into the top corner.
Referee Davies was forced off at the break, to be replaced by fourth official Anthony Backhouse, and Wigan stepped up their pressure on a resolute Blackpool defence after the break.
The home side got one back in the 54th minute as James McClean swung in a corner which Wyke attacked, with the ball going straight in.
Wigan chucked everything at Blackpool. but just when it seemed Michael Appleton’s side might be on course to get a point, but suffered defeats in their three previous games, Tilt scored the winner.
Tendayi Darikwa sent a cross into the box after Blackpool had only half-cleared a corner, and Tilt, who spent two-and-a-half seasons at Bloomfield Road, headed home.
That ended a torrid run of six defeats and a draw which had brought Leam Richardson’s reign at the DW Stadium to a close, but both clubs stay in the bottom three.
Wigan interim manager Rob Kelly said:
“It was a relief for everyone to get the win. It was an important three points for everybody. I thought they responded really well (to going behind), certainly after half-time.
“The longer it went on, we knew we would get a couple of chances and that’s what happened.
“I’ve got to say the fans have always been fantastic since I’ve been here.
“Even at home, they’ve been patient and understanding of where we are and what we are trying to do.
“I thought they (the fans) were really good in the second half, and they have been since we have been here.”
Blackpool manager Michael Appleton told BBC Radio Lancashire:
“It was cruel. It’s been the story for the last couple of months, where what could go wrong, has gone wrong and it’s made life very difficult, no doubt about it.
“I thought we were really comfortable in the game, 17 minutes in. We hadn’t scored at that point but I do believe it was a matter of time, with the pace we had in wide areas and on the transition Jerry (Yates), Shane (Lavery) and Gaz (Madine) looked really lively.
“Then the sending-off happened and the game changes. We gave ourselves a lifeline with a fantastic goal, but it makes it really, really difficult.
“He (Ekpiteta) has given the referee an opportunity to make a decision. Whether Callum (Connolly) or Rhys (Williams) would have recovered or whether Chris (Maxwell) would have been able to get the ball, he hesitated and in that moment it gave the ref the opportunity to make that decision.”
Twitter users reacted as video shows Wigan and Blackpool fans have a punch up with one supporter left flat out on the ground…
@unknown1_e: how many blokes on one lad? embarrassing
@MattsquibbAFC: Fucking cowards. Kids not men
ellis_corfield: Wigins youth in action 🔙🔛🔝
dylanbuckley__: bpool 🤣🤣 who are they
jamesgleeson2: 15 year old wiganers doing the business 👊
will_smithhh16: The only time they done somet all day and it had to be 15 on 1 and the worst thing is he didn’t even get dropped and got dragged down 🤣🤣🤣🤣 class
josh927410: Why are we turning into the Eastern Europeans and kicking a man down 10 on 1?
juniorsnape14: Bpool still running home 😂😂
calbrady23: Wigan are shite anwyay they only ever come out for Lancashire games 😂
andywilliman: That’s brave. That’s how a Cambridge fan died 👏
tyler_jonesywn6: Pools shitting it
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