WIGAN boss Leam Richardson reckons there was “no need to send anybody off” following his side’s 1-1 draw with Wanderers at the DW Stadium.

Ian Evatt felt James McClean should have been shown a second yellow card for tugging back Dapo Afolayan on the stroke of half-time.

But Richardson says referee Samuel Barrott made the right call and insists he handled the game “extremely well”.

“I didn’t think there was a tackle in the game that deserved to make it an uneven game,” he told Wigan Today.

“I thought the referee and the officials managed the game extremely well. In my opinion, there was no need to send anybody off.”

McClean put the hosts in front after seven minutes when his cross evaded everyone and nestled in the bottom corner.

But the Whites hit back through substitute Jon Dadi Bodvarsson’s emphatic header seven minutes from time.

Richardson was delighted with his side’s first-half display and felt they should have been more than one goal up at the break.

He added: “I thought we controlled large parts of the game. I thought we were excellent in the first half, possibly should have put the game to bed by half time.

“In fact, for the first 60 minutes we dominated large parts of the game but now and again you have to dig in and defend.

“Both teams kept each other honest throughout, it was fantastic for the fans and a good derby occasion.”

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