In a tempestuous opening couple of minutes, St Helens’ Jake Wingfield accused Brad O’Neill of spitting in his face, with referee Jack Smith placing the incident on report.
Quickly after, Smith scored his third Tremendous League strive of the season in spectacular trend, as he wrongfooted the Saints again line to race by way of.
St Helens saved up the stress in response and had been rewarded after they labored large following one other set of six, feeding Whitley to the touch down within the nook, however Wigan held a slender lead when Sailor missed the extras.
Wigan thought they’d raced additional forward when Kaide Ellis went over, with referee Smith initially giving the strive, however video referee Marcus Griffiths accurately overturned the rating when replays confirmed that Wingfield put in an incredible defensive effort to carry him up.
That disallowed strive didn’t quell Wigan’s resolve nonetheless, as they added a second attempt to their tally in spectacular trend when Farrimond’s kick was palmed again into his path by Eckersley to ship him by way of.
Clark confirmed nice power to crash over for Saints’ second however within the second half Wigan moved into what had appeared like a cushty 14-point lead.
Area, who has been absent for a month having undergone surgical procedure for appendicitis, labored onto a Harry Smith kick to objective to go in for Wigan’s third strive whereas Oliver Partington despatched in Eckersley as Wigan added some daylight with quarter-hour to go.
