Wigan Athletic 3 - 0 Port Vale: Will Grigg hat-trick earns victory for Wigan

Will Grigg grabbed a hat-trick as Wigan cruised to a routine victory over 10-man Port Vale to underline their Sky Bet League One promotion credentials.

The home side were ahead inside seven minutes when Yanic Wildschut's cross was bundled in by Grigg just in front of Vale defender Richard Duffy.

Grigg was definitely the scorer of number two, having been brought down in the area for a clear foul that saw Ryan McGivern given his marching orders.

The Northern Ireland international picked himself up and dispatched the penalty in off the underside of the bar.

Vale's task from then on was always damage limitation and they conceded only one more, with 21 minutes to go.

Grigg it was who found himself unmarked in the box, and his cool finish was too good for Vale goalkeeper Jak Alnwick.

It could have been even worse for the visitors with Haris Vuckic, Max Power and substitute Ryan Colclough all having decent efforts to add to the scoring for Wigan in a one-sided encounter.