Burton manager Martin Paterson has confidence his side can avoid relegation from League One after taking encouragement from their performance in a 1-1 draw at Wigan.
The Brewers responded well to falling behind to a bizarre Sam Hughes own goal just before half-time and they levelled nine minutes into the second half through John Brayford.
Both sides hit the woodwork – Burton through Joe Hugill and Wigan through Thelo Aasgaard – as honours ended even, leaving Burton one point and one place above the drop zone.
“It was a great point for us, and you could argue we had enough chances to win the game in the second half,” Paterson said.
“It was a crazy goal we conceded, and we did well to react from that. We gave them a goal but we showed great character in the group.
“To come to Wigan and put in a performance like that, I’m looking forward to the next six games.
“We were the better team in the second half, we kept playing, we kept fighting, and I’m confident we will achieve the remit of staying in the division.
“The challenge now is to pick up the results that the performances deserve, because I actually think we deserved to win that game.”
Paterson also played a straight bat when asked about an incident directly after the full-time whistle, when he restrained Hughes, who appeared to be on his way into the away end to confront a Burton fan.
“I don’t want to comment on anything that happened,” he said.
“All I will say is that I make sure my players remain safe at all times.”
Wigan boss Shaun Maloney was not happy with the majority of his side’s performance.
“I liked the last 15-20 minutes,” said Maloney. “The first 70 minutes, I didn’t like.
“I didn’t like the performance, I didn’t like the feeling I got from my team, we just sort of drifted through the first three-quarters of the game.
“I said before the game that Burton were very well organised, they’re hard to break down, and they’re fighting for their lives.
“And there were a few things that happened that make me think we were probably lucky not to lose that game.
“They also hit the post, and every set-play caused us problems.
“I know we hit the bar and we had some good chances at the end but, for large parts of the game, I didn’t like how we played.”
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