Wigan have still only won two games at the DW Stadium this campaign after a disappointing performance saw them lose 1-0 to Newcastle.
The Magpies ended a run of three successive away defeats thanks to Shola Ameobi’s nineteenth minute strike.
The result could have been more emphatic as defenders Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini hit the woodwork with headers.
The Latics looked like a team who have the worst goalscoring record in the top flight, even if Gary Caldwell did strike the bar.
The result leaves Wigan one point above the relegation places whilst Newcastle move up to tenth.
Referee: Howard Webb
Venue: DW Stadium
Attendance: 15,277
Wigan scorers:
Newcastle scorers: Ameobi 19
WIGAN
26 Al Habsi
02 Gohouri
03 Alcaraz
05 G Caldwell (yellow card)
23 Stam (McManaman 84)
06 Thomas (McArthur 46)
08 Watson (yellow card)
14 Gomez (Boselli 59)
15 Cleverley
21 Diame
20 Rodallega
Substitutes
12 Pollitt,
13 S Caldwell,
24 Piscu,
31 Figueroa,
16 McArthur,
09 Boselli,
38 McManaman
NEWCASTLE
01 Harper
02 Coloccini
03 Jose Enrique
12 Simpson (yellow card)
27 Taylor
04 Nolan (Smith 86)
07 Barton (yellow card)
18 Gutierrez
24 Tiote
11 Lovenkrands (Routledge 70)
23 Ameobi (Best 77)
Substitutes
26 Krul,
06 Williamson,
14 Perch,
10 Routledge,
17 Smith,
20 Best,
30 Ranger
