Wigston FC 0–2 Sussex Athletic: the draw streak breaks

Match report

Kowalski heads in at 21 minutes. Cornudet's cross is precise. Kowalski's run is better. He has scored in three straight matches now, so this is less a surprise and more a receipt. Wigston, already low on confidence, now have to chase. They don't look equipped.

The rest of the first half is Sussex control. Wigston press, but the press is a suggestion. Sussex pass through it. The home crowd's noise fades to a low hum, the sort of sound that knows what is coming.

Blumenthal makes it 2-0 at 76 minutes. Open play, no fuss. He scored against Wigston earlier this season, so there is a theme. The game is over. The remaining 14 minutes are a formality, played out with the urgency of a library book return.

Wigston's previous meeting with Sussex finished 2-1. This one finishes 2-0. The difference is that Wigston never look like scoring. Their best moment is a half-chance that ends with a defender's block and a corner that comes to nothing. That is the summary.

Sussex will enjoy this. They have been drawing everything, which is its own torture. A clean away win, two goals, no drama. For Wigston, the maths is getting worse. 33 points, 18th, and a fixture list that does not pause.

Tomorrow brings another matchday. Wigston have little time to reset, which may be a mercy. Sussex, for once, can look forward.