James McClean got a late winner for second-placed Wigan to beat Oxford 3-2 as the Latics continue to put pressure on the Millers at the top of the League One table.
McClean's Republic of Ireland team-mate Will Keane, who won his first senior international cap as a substitute against Portugal in November's World Cup qualifier in Dublin, got the opener eight minutes in and Max Power doubled the lead just after the half-hour mark.
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Oxford responded instantly, with Ryan Williams pulling a goal back just one minute later before Matt Taylor levelled the scores in the second half.
But McClean found a winner in the 86th minute for Wigan to sit two points behind Rotherham United in second.
Meanwhile, another of the Derry native's Ireland colleagues made an impression in the English third tier on Saturday as Corkonian Chiedozie Ogbene set up the winning goal for Rotherham against a Cambridge side who were without former Boys in Green playmaker Wes Hoolahan through injury.
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