Villa went into the dressing room with a 1–0 lead, while Wigan were left to consider a half in which they had spent far too much time reacting to their opponents.
Trailing by a goal, the second half couldn't come sooner for the home side.
The scoreboard kept reminding them of the situation they were in and eventually, the second half began.
And it did so with Villa showing no signs of easing off.
They continued to move the ball quickly, forcing Wigan to defend deep and stretch across the pitch.
The home side tried to push forward whenever an opportunity presented itself, but Villa's counterpressing made it difficult to keep possession for long.
Then, from a corner, the visitors appeared to have doubled their advantage.
The delivery was cleared towards the edge of the penalty area, where Matty Cash had space to step onto the loose ball.
The defender took one touch before striking through it, and the fans could only watch as his shot flew through the crowd of players.
