Wigan are just keeping the ball in their own territory at the moment. Burnley don't seem to have the energy or the hunger to chase it down.

The 90 minutes are up. There will be plenty of stoppage time but I don't see a way back for Burnley.

Chris Eagles looked to be in a dangerous position as he was played in by Jordan put Titus Bramble closed him down quickly and really snuffed out the danger well. Kirkland picks up the loose ball in the box.

Wigan are obviously content to simply slow the game down now and try to see out the remaining moments. Burnley are trying to force their way back into the game but they seem to lack the self belief that they can get back into this one.

Eagles delivers again towards the back post. Clarke Carlisle meets it with a looping header but it hits the top of the bar and Wigan are able to clear. Nothing going Burnley's way today it seems.

It's gone very quiet here at Turf Moor. Eagles wins a corner and Burnley really need a goal from this. Eagles swings it and wins another corner.

Mears makes a challenge in the box but then loses his bearings and Jordan has to come across to mop up the danger at the expense of a corner.

Steven Fletcher turns the ball into David Nugent but he cannot bring the ball down on his chest and eventually the chance was gone.

A frantic scramble in the Wigan box. Again Nugent heavily involved but the ball somehow managed to avoid the goal amidst all the bodies and I think it was Bramble who eventually cleared.

Nugent makes an immediate impact as he picks the ball up and runs down the left hand side. His cross breaks for Alexander but slightly off balance the skipper couldn't get enough power on the strike and Kirkland saves.

Andre Bikey comes forward and tries to test Kirkland with a shot from a way out but the save is a comfortable one for the former England international.

Wade Elliott has been pushed onto the right hand side it seems. Perhaps Owen Coyle wants to test N'Zogbia's defensive abilities at left-back after Figueroa's injury.

Burnley look rattled in possession after going behind but Elliott is still managing to find some space but the wide men and the full backs continue to lose possession.

Great chance to double the lead for Wigan as they break against the home side. Rodallega again involved as he played it into the path of N'Zogbia but the Frenchman fires the shot over the top from close range.

Good pressure from Steven Fletcher as he hassles Bramble in possession and forces a mistake which ultimately leads to a Burnley corner.

Chris Eagles gets in behind N'Zogbia after a long ball upfield and skips inside Boyce but can only hit the side netting from inside the box. It was on his left-foot but he knows he should have put Burnley in-front.

Eagles comes off the left hand flank and plays the ball into Bikey who's shot is blocked into the path of Mears but as he looks to shoot the assistant's flag is raised and the offside denies Burnley the chance.

There will be six minutes of stoppage time in this first half. The injury to Jensen will have been heavily involved as well as the long treatment of Figueroa.

Fletcher takes on the Wigan defence on the edge of the box before slipping it back inside to Elliott who creates half a yard for himself and shoots but Kirkland has the effort easily covered.

Scharner takes possession from Elliott and plays the ball to Rodallega who knocks it into the path of Gomez. Gomez comes inside and looks to test Penny but the effort goes wide from range.

The game has become rather fragmented largely down to the apparently whistle happy Lee Mason who continues to blow for almost any physical challenge.

Slick interchange between Fletcher and Eagles and the frontman plays a neat flick into the path of Eagles but as he travels into the box Titus Bramble shows his experience and comes across to smother the danger.

Rodallega shows his pace down the right hand side as he steps away from Carlisle and pulls it back for Scotland but his shot is charged down just as it leaves his boot by Caldwell.

Wigan are struggling to piece together an attack of their own as Burnley start to regain their composure after losing Jensen.

Good link up play between Elliott and Fletcher and in the end he earns a free-kick after a late challenge from Diame. Elliott takes the free-kick quickly but cannot pick out a team-mate with the delivery and Wigan clear again.

Alexander finds Bikey who flicks the high ball on to Elliot. The midfielder looks to turn the ball out into the path of Blake as this Burnley attack builds momentum but Melchiot reads the play and steps in to take possession for Wigan.

Eagles wins Burnley their first corner of the game - Blake delivers and the ricochets put it behind for another corner. They work this one short and Elliott delivers and forces a real scramble in the six yard box but eventually Wigan clear it.

Warm applause from the home fans as Brian Jensen moves down into the tunnel. Hugo Rodallega picks the ball up a long way from goal but still opts to shoot but it canons off the back of Jason Scotland and out for a Burnley throw.

Brian Jensen looks in some discomfort after the fall but he looks determined to continue. That's a soft goal to concede for the home side but there can be no complaints about Rodallega's decision to roll the ball into the net.

The corner comes in from the left hand side and swings deep to the back post and is met by Melchiot, unmarked, who heads it down towards the near post but Jensen makes a good stop with his feet to deny the Wigan man.

Jason Scotland turns towards the Burnley goal and into the box but Alexander makes the tackle. The ball breaks for Rodallega who shoots but Jensen turns it wide for the first corner of the game.

Well that early goal should certainly bring this game to life. A piece of magic from Robbie Blake to set up Fletcher and Burnley are buoyed by the early lead.

The opening exchanges are a little scrappy as both teams try to get control of the play.