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Wigan boss makes stark admission ahead of Nottingham Forest clash

Wigan Athletic boss Paul Cook admits his side have "forgotten how to win" ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash with Nottingham Forest.

The Latics are rooted to the bottom of the table following a run of 12 matches without a victory.

They looked on course to end that run on Boxing Day but conceded a last-gasp equaliser at home to Derby County.

Wigan must now pick themselves up as they take on Forest at the City Ground on Sunday (November 29).

"We've just forgotten how to win - that's the brutal reality of it," Cook told Wigan Today.

"We have forgotten how to win football matches, and the biggest factor in winning is putting your chances away.

"You have got to put your chances away - that's just football.

"That game (against Derby) should have been done and dusted.

"The last-minute goal for them should be regarded as a consolation goal...'well done for keeping going'.

"Unfortunately for us, we just don't have that streak in us that sees us convert those chances we are getting.

"And I will take all the blame for that, because that's how football works.

"Football these days is a brutal industry, we all know what football is.

"We're playing so well at the minute - and that's the really disappointing thing."

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