Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell said that Grecians’ point away to Wigan Athletic will prove to be a brilliant one – if they can claim all three points at Leyton Orient on Tuesday night. The Grecians dug deep to secure a goalless draw from a drab encounter at the Brick Community Stadium, as Caldwell and his former Celtic and Scotland colleague Shaun Maloney had to share the spoils. It was a game of real few chances for either side as defences were on top and attacking quality was lacking.
But City were indebted to goalkeeper Joe Whitworth for a string of impressive saves, including a stunning one-handed effort to deny Will Aimson a goal against his former club with the last action of the match. The point sees the Grecians rise up to 13 th in the League One table with what was a first draw of the season, and the first time since February 13 they failed to find the back of the net in any game. Wigan stayed 16 th after a third successive 0-0 draw.
"I think it will prove to be a positive point if we go on to win our next game on Tuesday,” Caldwell said. "I always think when you draw a game of football, if you pick up three points in the next game it becomes a bigger point than if you lose. "I thought we controlled the game very well.
The only thing lacking was a cutting edge, we just didn't look ourselves in possession, which can happen, but I thought both sides cancelled each other out. But if we go and win on Tuesday night then it will be hopefully be a brilliant point ".