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Graeme Shinnie's strike was his first for Derby County since his summer move from Aberdeen

Derby County midfielder Graeme Shinnie hit a stunning injury-time strike to earn all three points against Wigan Athletic.

Just when it looked as if it would remain goalless at Pride Park, Shinnie was set up by a knockback from Chris Martin and, in the second minute of time added on, thundered home an angled right-footed half-volley.

A second clean sheet in successive home Championship games was the other key factor in Derby's fifth win over Wigan in their past six league meetings.

Derby's victory, only their fourth in 13 league games under Phillip Cocu, lifts them within four points of the play-off places, while Paul Cook's Latics are now just four points above the relegation zone.

Following a dire 3-0 defeat at Charlton on Saturday, Cocu had demanded a reaction from his players and, for the majority of the game, that failed to materialise.

But summer signing Shinnie's first goal for eight months - and his first for the Rams - earned them a third successive home win and stretched Wigan's woeful away run since promotion from League One 17 months ago to just two away league wins in 30 attempts.

The Latics had to wait until the 27th minute for their first chance when Gavin Massey curled the first of two near identical efforts across the face of goal. But, encouraged by their resilient first-half display, Wigan created three chances in six minutes soon after the restart, and appeared the side most likely to break the deadlock in the second period.

Shots from Moore and Joe Williams were blocked by Curtis Davies and the chest of goalkeeper Kelle Roos respectively, while Jamal Lowe was sent clear by Massey for a one-on-one chance, only for his effort to be comfortably saved by Roos.

Lowe then had another chance to clinch the points for Wigan in the 83rd minute, Roos keeping out his close-range shot, and that created the platform for Shinnie to win it.

Derby boss Phillip Cocu told BBC Radio Derby:

"If you win with such a goal like that, it's a great win. What a finish with the right foot.

"It was such an open game in the end but we kept going and wanted to find that goal. I made changes to go even more offensive.

"That's why the game opened up because I had one thing on my mind and that was getting the three points."

Wigan boss Paul Cook:

"Derby didn't look like they were a threat in the second half, whereas we continually created chances.

"Those moments in the game are huge. Against a team the calibre of Derby, they are always liable to hurt you, and that was never more evident than with their late goal.

"Moments come in games you must take if you are going to be successful, and we had enough moments tonight to make sure we won the game, but we never took them.

"When you're like that at 0-0 you are always liable for that sucker punch, and we got it."