Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan: Mousinho Admits Pompey Celebrations Took Their Toll Against Latics

John Mousinho admitted Portsmouth바카라�s Sky Bet League One title celebrations had an impact on their 2-1 defeat to Wigan. (More Football News)

Pompey had their return to the Championship confirmed after they beat Barnsley on Tuesday, but Luke Chambers and Josh Magennis spoilt their promotion party 바카라� which saw them lift the trophy as champions.

Mousinho said: 바카라�I think Wigan deserved to win. We were awful in the first half. I don바카라�t think we got the press right.

바카라�We were good in possession, but not out of possession, and we got punished for it. We changed things around for the second half and we were more aggressive and much better.

바카라�Their second goal was poor defensively. We created more chances after our goal but just couldn바카라�t get the equaliser.

바카라�We wanted to go out on a high, so the players are obviously disappointed to have lost that unbeaten run.

바카라�I thought we had enough in the tank pre-match to win it, but it바카라�s been a difficult week in terms of normality. Winning on Tuesday, the euphoria of that, and the awards here on Wednesday meant the preparation was very different from the last 44 games.

바카라�Next week will be back to normal in terms of physicality and mentally.바카라�

Wigan바카라�s Jonny Smith hit a post in the 13th minute, but the visitors took the lead 10 minutes later when Chambers put the loose ball past Pompey goalkeeper Will Norris.

Latics sealed the win when Magennis beat Norris with seven minutes to go, despite Kusini Yengi pulling one back for Pompey in the 85th minute.

Wigan manager Shaun Maloney said: 바카라�It was a game of two halves really. The first half was probably the best we바카라�ve played all season. We had chances to increase the lead but didn바카라�t take them. That would have made the game very different.

바카라�Pompey were talking about keeping up their unbeaten run and reaching 100 points, but we wanted to win this game. We바카라�ve had 500 fans travel down here today, so it was important we played well.

바카라�Luke really hurt them the first half, and it would be great to have him back next season.

바카라�Jonny바카라�s really stepped up. I think if anything I need more from him next season. He needs a full pre-season and I think he바카라�s a brilliant player.

바카라�The game changed after their goal. Sam (Tickle) has made some tremendous saves getting in where it hurts. The scuffle at the end on the touchline was just about two teams wanting to win.바카라�