Leaders Wigan earn derby win over Leigh

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Wigan (8) 18

Tries: French 2, Marshall, Farrell Goals: Keighran 4

Leigh (0) 6

Tries: Dwyer Goals: Moylan

Super League leaders Wigan Warriors bolstered their position courtesy of a thumping derby triumph against Leigh Leopards.

Bevan French sewage Wigan going successful nan first half, weaving his measurement past Leigh's backline to transverse over.

Brad Dwyer deed backmost for nan visitors arsenic they pulled to wrong 2 points of Wigan, but nan Cherry and Whites' lead was extended moments later by Liam Marshall.

French's 2nd came from an audacious footwear and pursuit that carved unfastened nan Leigh defence and Liam Farrell rounded disconnected a nighttime to retrieve pinch nan fourth.

Wigan's triumph takes them 4 points clear astatine nan acme and was sweetened further by second-placed St Helens' conclusion by out-of-form Castleford, while Leigh suffered their ninth convention conclusion of nan season.

It was a emblematic derby astatine nan Brick Community Stadium, pinch some sides losing players to caput wounded assessments and yellowish cards.

Ethan Havard replaced Mike Cooper for Wigan wrong nan opening 4 minutes aft he came disconnected for nan game's first HIA.

Despite a deficiency of points connected nan board, it was a precocious tempo commencement and Leigh were reduced to 12 erstwhile Robbie Mulhern was sent to nan bin aft 20 minutes for a precocious tackle connected Kaide Ellis.

Adam Keighran sewage Wigan disconnected nan people pinch nan footwear from nan punishment that followed and they made their advantage count soon aft erstwhile French went complete pursuing a 40-metre transportation successful nan build-up from Jake Wardle.

Wigan's Brad O'Neill was sent to nan bin earlier nan break for a lifting situation connected Mulhern, which resulted successful him having to time off for a HIA of his own.

Dwyer stunned Wigan arsenic he went successful from dummy half to separator Leigh to wrong 2 points 10 minutes into nan 2nd half, but Marshall stretched to nan area to nonstop Matt Peet's broadside further successful front.

Wigan were not vanished and French trim done nan mediate and managed to pursuit his ain goal-bound footwear to people - pinch Farrell moving onto Jake Wardle's offload to information disconnected a morale-boosting nighttime nether nan lights.

Wigan: French; Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; Farrimond, Smith; Cooper, O'Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis.

Interchanges: Havard, Mago, Dupree, Walters.

Leigh: Moylan; Hanley, Hardaker, Leutele, Charnley; O'Brien, Lam; Amone, Ipape, Mulhern, O'Donnell, Chamberlain, Trout.

Interchanges: Pene, Dwyer, Hughes, Asiata.

Referee: Aaron Moore.