Bolton Wanderers came from behind to rescue a deserved point on the road against Wigan Athletic.
James McClean put the Latics in front early in the first half as his cross found its way all the way through to give the hosts an early lead.
Leam Richardson's side dominated much of the first half but a big moment came before half-time when referee Samuel Barrott refrained from showing McClean a second yellow card following a foul on Dapo Afolayan, for whom he had fouled for his opening booking earlier in the game.
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Wanderers were the better team after the break and got a deserved equaliser when Jon Dadi Bodvarsson rose to nod home Will Aimson's cross and give Wanderers a share of the spoils.
Here, we analyse the game from a Wanderers perspective and the positives and negatives from the game for Ian Evatt's side.
Ups
Bodvarsson impact off bench
Bodvarsson has quickly become a key player for Wanderers and a potent weapon off the bench at times which Evatt can throw on in the bid to change the game.
Evatt highlighted the impact of the Iceland international and Kyle Dempsey in particular in doing just that at the DW Stadium, with the former's fantastic header helping Wanderers rescue a point.
The January transfer window signing from Millwall is quickly becoming a key player for Wanderers and he proved his worth once again with a big impact off the bench.
Coming from behind again
Wanderers once again demonstrated a huge positive as they came from behind once more to retrieve points from a situation where they had lost the advantage.
Bodvarsson's header was the 21st goal Wanderers have scored in the final 15 minutes of games and it is no coincidence it places them as the best in League One in that segment of games this season.
The quality of not giving up and continuing to keep going to get rewards was once against shown in abundance against the Latics.
Point on the road against promotion contenders
The team which took to the pitch for Wanderers yesterday afternoon and started the game contained only four who begun the reverse fixture, a 4-0 loss at the University of Bolton Stadium.
Wanderers have struggled to pick up points on the road against the top side this season, but that changed with a point against the Latics and Bolton could have perhaps taken all three at the death as they looked the more likely side to win.
In the second half in particular, it was a promising sign that Wanderers can go away from home against the division's best sides and have something to show for their efforts and bodes well for the future.
Afolayan back to usual self
Afolayan began in the number 10 role, a position he is still learning how to operate in away from his more natural role on the left side of the attack.
The attacker grew into the game at the DW Stadium and drew two fouls from McClean in the first half, one of which attracted a yellow card and the other did not but easily could have.
After the break, Afolayan drifted across the park and became hugely influential to Wanderers as he become one of the chief tormentors against the Latics as the Wanderers attacker returned more to the form which has made him one of the stars of the season.
Downs
Slow start nearly proves very costly
The clash was only seven minutes old when McClean's cross managed to find its way into the Bolton goal.
It's a habit which has been a common one for Wanderers this season and is the 13th time Wanderers have conceded in the opening 15 minutes of matches, the joint highest in League One.
In that period of the game, the Latics had other opportunities and looked like they could have scored at will, which fortunately Wanderers were able to weather that particular storm - but it is an area which Wanderers must improve upon going forwards.
Big referee call goes against Wanderers
It was a minute before the end of normal time in the first half, the already booked McClean hauled down Afolayan on the right flank.
It gave the referee a big decision to make but Barrott opted to not brandish a second yellow card and give McClean a fortunate escape.
It is a decision that many in the press box was surprised by and pundits alike, but it was a decision which could have changed the game hugely and went against Bolton in this instance.
