Wigan Athletic have appointed former Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe as their new head coach. The League One club parted ways with Shaun Maloney at the start of the month and Lowe had been strongly linked with taking up the vacant position. It’s a return to the touchline for the Liverpudlian, seven months on from his departure at Deepdale.

Wigan will be Ryan Lowe's fourth job in management after spells at Bury, Plymouth and Preston Wigan Athletic have appointed Ryan Lowe as their new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year contract.