As the celebrations receded, the Brighton players walked back to their respective positions without much complaint.
Wigan returned to theirs a moment later, and after everything was set, Brighton kicked off with intent.
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Wigan, meanwhile, looked a yard quicker.
One goal hadn't changed the score by much, but it had changed the game.
Brighton began being barraged by an unending press with the Wigan players attacking in twos and even threes because the way Brighton played made them unable to use the spaces left behind.
When they got the ball back, Wigan began taking risks.
They began playing passes they hadn't attempted twenty minutes earlier, and Brighton, being aware, was an understatement.
They felt all that was going on.
The ease they'd started the match with was gone, replaced by the realisation that Wigan weren't just here to make up the numbers.
