Supersub Harratt stuns high-flying Walsall

Latics triumphed 2-1 at Walsall

A late, late strike from supersub Kian Harratt handed gutsy Latics an eye-catching 2-1 victory at League Two high-fliers Walsall.

The hosts almost made a dream start after 75 seconds when Evan Weir's half-volley looked destined for the bottom right corner, only for Latics goalkeeper Mathew Hudson to deny him with a fine save.

Walsall keeper Myles Roberts was called on to block a Kai Payne effort in the eighth minute and the visitors went close again when Tom Pett's effort was deflected wide on the quarter-hour mark.

It was from the resulting corner that Micky Mellon's Latics broke the deadlock, with Joe Garner heading home from 10 yards.

Walsall started the second period in a similar fashion to the first and were level in the 50th minute.

Jamile Matt played the ball out to Daniel Kanu on the left of the area and he drilled his shot beyond Hudson.

The visitors snatched victory in the last of the six minutes added on when a corner was headed in at the near post by sub Harratt.

Meanwhile, on a much more disappointing note, gaffer Mellon fears son Michael's season is over, after the striker suffered a severe hamstring tear in Latics' goalless draw at Grimsby on Boxing Day.

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