The Latics left Valley Parade with a very satisfying 3-2 victory over the Bantams on Saturday. James Wesolowski opened the scoring and Jonson Clarke-Harris scored a brace which sent the highest number of League One travelling supporters, on the day, home happy. A total of 1,322 fanatical Latics fans had crossed the Pennines to witness the result which give them lots of hope of avoiding the relegation spots.
After the game, manager Lee Johnson said, "It was fantastic support and very much appreciated. I'm delighted that the lads have given them a smile on their face for the next couple of weeks. It was always going to be a tough game but I'm delighted we've won the game today. I'm glad we got three goals today because we put in a good performance We defended well despite giving away the two goals. I'm content that we got the three points as I'm mindful that we're not playing next week. Results went against us as the teams below us picked up points but we can look forward now and see how high we can finish."
"I'm delighted for Clarke-Harris scoring his two goals and for Wesolowski as well because it was a nice, tidy finish. I'm pleased for Jonno because he's worked hard over the last couple of games without getting a goal but today he has two so I'm delighted for him. We've got to stay concentrated because we know nothing is done yet. We've got to keep looking forward and the lads now want to stay unbeaten until the end of the season and that's the challenge."