- English Barclays Premier League
- 28 April 2012, 3:00pm
- DW Stadium
- Attendance: 22,187
Wigan | v | Newcastle |
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live commentary
92 mins:Full Time: Wigan 4-0 Newcastle. The final whistle goes and Newcastle's misery is over. Wigan cruise to an emphatic and important win at the DW Stadium.
90 mins:The ninety minutes are up. Wigan's job is almost done.
88 mins:Gomez slides the ball into the run of Sammon who skips past Krul but is denied by a superb sliding challenge from Coloccini.
86 mins:McCarthy passes up the opportunity to shoot and instead decides to keep possession.
84 mins:Jordi Gomez comes on for Moses who has earned his ovation this afternoon.
83 mins:Antolin Alcaraz surges out of defense only to over-hit the attempted pass for Sammon.
81 mins:Danny Simpson is replaced by Shane Ferguson.
80 mins:Conor Sammon looks to play a one-two with McArthur but is dispossessed by Coloccini.
78 mins:Twelve minutes to go and while Newcastle have been much improved in the second half, a miraculous comeback has not come to fruition.
76 mins:A hopeful ball forward is sent towards Cisse but he can't hold it up under pressure from Alcaraz.
75 mins:Wigan look content with their four goal lead now and are happy to soak up the pressure from Newcastle.
73 mins:Ben Arfa makes way for Ryan Taylor.
72 mins:An extended spell of Newcastle pressure comes to nothing as Coloccini loses possession in the Wigan area.
71 mins:Ben Arfa crosses for Cisse on the six yard box but he can only head against the upright.
69 mins:Di Santo is replaced by Conor Sammon.
68 mins:Ben Arfa picks the loose ball up and creates some space with a wonderful turn. The Frenchman though can only drag the shot wide.
67 mins:Cisse flashes the ball across the box from the byline and Caldwell has to head it behind.
65 mins:Santon feeds Cisse in the left channel once again. The Senegalese looks to curl it beyond the keeper and into the top corner but is denied by the crossbar.
63 mins:Cisse is found in the left channel and fires a shot towards goal but Al-Habsi beats it away.
62 mins:Gutierrez looks to cross from the left hand side but it is easily dealt with by Caldwell.
60 mins:It could so easily have been five! Beausjeour surges into the box and finds Moses but his shot is well blocked by a superb save from Krul. Wigan keep the pressure on buy Newcastle eventually hack it away.
59 mins:Cisse is flagged offside once again as he looks to latch onto a lofted pass from Cabaye.
57 mins:Wigan work the ball well down the right hand side before Moses drives into the area only to fire wide of the near post.
55 mins:Di Santo needs some treatment after a foul from Cabaye. The game is getting a little niggly now.
53 mins:Maloney curls a corner in from the left hand side but Krul does well to parry it out of the danger zone.
52 mins:Maloney almost finds Beausejour in the right channel but Coloccini makes an important interception.
50 mins:Gutierrez clips the ball into the box but Al-Habsi comes off his line to catch.
49 mins:Newcastle have started the second half in control of possession without any penetration at the moment.
48 mins:Newcastle came from four behind against Arsenal last year, can they pull off a similar miracle today?
46 mins:The second half begins.
45 mins:Halftime: Wigan 4-0 Newcastle. What a first half for Wigan! They have been superb and take a four goal lead into the interval. Newcastle look shell-shocked.
45 mins:Halftime: Wigan 4-0 Newcastle. What a first half for Wigan! They have been superb and take a four goal lead into the interval. Newcastle look shell-shocked.
45 mins:They try to work the free-kick into the box but its well read by Tiote.
45 mins:The embarrassment for Newcastle could continue. Tiote fouls Maloney just outside the box.
45 mins:GOAL: WIGAN 4-0 NEWCASTLE. Franco DI SANTO curls the ball up and over Krul and into the top corner from long range. That was an inch perfect effort!
45 mins:Wigan work the ball out of their own half and across the pitch with some neat passing play.
45 mins:There will be four minutes of stoppage time.
45 mins:A superb run from Ben Arfa is ended by a fine tackle from Caldwell.
43 mins:Cabaye takes the free-kick and looks to curl the ball into the top corner but can't bring it down under the bar.
42 mins:Lovely feet from Santon as he skips away from three men before being tripped by McArthur.
41 mins:Ben Arfa gets to the byline and picks out Ba but his shot is scuffed wide of the upright.
39 mins:Simpson goes into the book. It must have been something he said.
39 mins:It must be said the replays show McCarthy perhaps could have seen red for that one. It was a little high...
38 mins:McCarthy chops down Cabaye and goes into the book.
36 mins:GOAL: WIGAN 3-0 NEWCASTLE. MALONEY bursts free down the left hand side and slides the ball across Krul and into the far corner.
33 mins:Moses' back post cross isn't dealt with by the Newcastle defense and it almost drops for Beausejour just three yards out but eventually it is scrambled clear.
32 mins:The play is very congested at the moment with neither side able to get any rhythm into their passing.
30 mins:Gutierrez plays the ball straight out of play as he attempts a simple pass to Cisse.
29 mins:Wigan are looking to play their way out of their defense whenever they can.
27 mins:Figueroa is caught a little late by Tiote and needs a brief piece of treatment. Once again the Ivorian evades any further action.
25 mins:Newcastle are growing into the game now as they press Wigan higher up the park.
23 mins:Cisse's shot from long range is a tame effort and Al-Habsi saves with ease.
22 mins:Al-Habsi takes a chance as he sells a dummy and steps away from Demba Ba. The crowd enjoy it, but Martinez probably didn't it.
20 mins:Ben Arfa takes the free-kick and strikes it with pace and swerve but it arrows just wide of the top corner.
19 mins:Santon breaks forward and is brought down by Alcaraz thirty yards from goal. Alcaraz is booked for his troubles.
17 mins:Wigan come forward once again and Maloney is brought down by Tiote who is lucky to escape a booking.
15 mins:GOAL: WIGAN 2-0 NEWCASTLE. Its two! Figueroa's cross comes off Coloccini and drops for MOSES who calmly rolls into the far corner. What a start for Wigan!
13 mins:GOAL: WIGAN 1-0 NEWCASTLE. Wigan lead and deservedly so! Boyce has space on the right hand side and picks out MOSES in the middle and he heads into the top corner.
12 mins:Al-Habsi has to come off his line quickly to beat Ba to a long ball. The Egyptian keeper does his work tidily.
10 mins:Demba Ba is down injured after a tackle from Figueroa. It certainly wasn't a foul but the Senegalese is going to need some treatment.
8 mins:Tiote wins a free-kick in Newcastle's first attack on the left hand side. Cabaye curls it across the box for Cisse but he can only head well over.
7 mins:Another chance for Wigan. Beausejour breaks down the left hand side and sends it across the box but Moses can't turn it on target.
6 mins:Di Santo surges forward and is allowed to shoot but a deflection off Coloccini diverts it straight at Krul.
4 mins:Wigan have made a very bright start and have a corner. The corner is worked short before being turned into the area but Tiote clears.
3 mins:The ball is curled into a dangerous area but the assistant rules Boyce offside in the middle.
2 mins:Tiote brings down Di Santo on the left flank and Wigan have a chance to deliver into the box.
1 mins:The match kicks off.
Its a familiar looking eleven for Newcastle. Ba and Cisse are paired in attack with Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez and Ben Arfa in midfield.
Franco Di Santo has recovered from a calf problem and starts in attack. Rodallega returns to the bench but Ronnie Stam misses out through injury.
Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, Cisse, Ba
Wigan: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McArthur, McCarthy, Beausejour, Maloney, Di Santo, Moses
Hello and welcome to the DW Stadium where Wigan, battling against relegation, take on a Newcastle side vying for Champions League football next season.
- English Barclays Premier League
- 28 April 2012, 3:00pm
- DW Stadium
- Attendance: 22,187
| Wigan | v | Newcastle |
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match report
Wigan gave their Premier League survival prospects a huge boost by beating Champions League hopefuls Newcastle 4-0 at the DW Stadium.
Victor Moses' quick-fire brace in the 13th and 15th minutes left Alan Pardew's Magpies reeling and further first-half strikes from Shaun Maloney and Franco Di Santo ensured the buoyant Latics had effectively sealed the points before the break.
Papiss Cisse twice hit the woodwork as the visitors rallied in the second half, but their hopes of holding down at least a top-four place in the Premier League had long since suffered a serious blow.
Having already beaten Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal on their extraordinary late-season run, Wigan were expected to start with confidence but not even the most optimistic of Latics could have foreseen their whirlwind opening.
The recalled Maloney spread panic with a free-kick in the second minute and Moses had already brought a save out of Tim Krul before the striker opened the scoring by rising above a static Danny Simpson to nod home an Emmerson Boyce cross.
And less than two minutes later the Latics extended their lead when Fabricio Coloccini made a mess of an attempted clearance from a Jean Beausejour cross, and Moses pounced again to drill a low shot past Krul.
In response, Hatem Ben Arfa drilled a dangerous-looking free-kick just over the Wigan bar and Cisse poked a poor effort at Ali Al Habsi from the edge of the box in what was the home keeper's first sight of the ball in the opening 23 minutes.
But Newcastle's uncharacteristic defensive clumsiness almost cost them again in the 34th minute when Simpson and Davide Santon hesitated over a harmless-looking cross from Moses, and Beausejour almost took advantage from close range.
Incredibly, Wigan extended their lead in the 36th minute when Di Santo fed Maloney on the left and the recalled midfielder fended off Simpson as he cut into the box to slide a low shot across Krul and into the bottom corner.
Ba bobbled Newcastle's best chance wide four minutes from the break then in first-half injury-time Wigan made it 4-0 when Di Santo directed a magnificent lob over Krul and into the top corner from 25 yards.
Wigan continued to press early in the second half, and when Figueroa sent in a low cross from the left in the 52nd minute only Coloccini's excellent interception denied Moses the chance to complete his hat-trick.
Moses screwed a rising shot just wide of Krul's left-hand and with the home side continuing to hunt for more goals, only a brilliant fingertip save from Krul denied the striker in a mighty penalty box melee on the hour.
Belatedly the visitors began to press, with Al Habsi producing a brilliant save to deny Cisse from 10 yards in the 63rd minute, and moments the later the same player firing a shot from the left side of the box which hit the bar.
Ben Arfa drilled a low shot just wide before Martinez made clear his intention to keep pushing for more goals, replacing the tiring Di Santo with another out-and-out striker in Conor Sammon in the 69th minute.
Cisse hit the woodwork for the second time in the 72nd minute when he slammed Al Habsi's left post with a header from a Ben Arfa cross, but with time running down the massed ranks of visiting fans behind Al Habsi's goal became resigned to a heavy defeat.
Sammon almost rewarded Martinez's bravery with a fifth for Wigan three minutes from time, with the striker beating the advancing Krul but seeing his dribble towards goal ended by a last-ditch interception from Coloccini.
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