Is The Premiership A Step Too Far For Hughton?

Last updated : 17 October 2010 By Footy Mad - Editor

Chris Hughton: "What we have got in this side is great character, that I am aware of.

"What we are now doing is we are now playing our football in a tougher division, and Wigan have become very much an established Premier League side and they showed very much in patches today the quality they have got.

"We knew we were on the back of two home defeats and that's not something we wanted to continue.

"We know we are in a tougher division, but this is somewhere that became very much a fortress for us last season.

"The only way to get back to anywhere near that, which we know is impossible in this division, is to draw out results in whichever way we have to, and we showed great character and quality towards the end to get back into the game.

"It's always a concern when you are losing or drawing games, and it would be no secret that there are a group of teams against which you would feel that you have got your better opportunities to get your points.

"Over a season, we will have to gain more points from the teams in that group."