It was a result that meant Wednesday stayed top of League One, but it’s not a game that will live long in the memory considering the lack of goals and - for large parts - lack of real excitement.
The first half was a lively one, but things slowed down in the second stanza, and ultimately a draw was probably a fair result.
Here’s a bit of what the two managers had to say…
Henrik Pedersen
“First half, I think, in general, we were good on the ball. They were very, very compact, but I thought we were good. The next level is to have a higher ball speed so we can move them around a little bit quicker.
“The next step is also to bypass more opponents and also to have more situations where we speed up the game. But it’s not so easy because they are physically strong, they are very compact.
“We then had more moments where we created good chances. But, of course, we want to have more… In the big picture, I think it’s a very good beginning, but we are always looking behind the result and seeing how the progress is, and what we want to do better in the future.
“Here, we have a lot to do still, and we will have this for a long time. But again, a new training week, where we can train even more.”
Gary Caldwell
“My teams have been hammered here in the past,” he told Wigan Today. “They are a team that scores goals left, right and centre, their xG (expected goals) is always incredible.
“But we kept them out by showing a clear identity, we passed the ball and we controlled the game… I man-marked my old mate Barry Bannan again - something I’ve done before with Exeter - and he’s fuming in there.
“I’ll have to go and apologise to him now, but you have to do what you have to do to win a game of football, and he is the talisman in this team.”
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