The home fans are appealing for a penalty as Etuhu controls the ball in his own area as they think he used his arm but the referee gives nothing.

Ireland scored a dramatic late winner last week and almost repeats the trick with a back-heeled effort that rolls just wide.

There is a fair bit of stoppage time going to be played here, especially after that red card.

Superb run from young Etuhu as he sprints past three defenders to get to the byline before cutting it back into the area but no-one arrives and Wigan clear.

Hamann has been very quiet today when Eriksson would have been looking for him to use his experience, in the absence of the injured Elano, to open up the Wigan defence.

Watching this must be so frustrating for Wigan and City fans! Both teams have been playing decent stuff until the final third when it has broken down almost every single time. At the moment you get the feeling they are happy to take a point each.

Taylor now robs Ball on the edge of the visitors penalty area and is in on goal but the referee has awarded a free-kick and in all honesty that is a very poor decision.

Jason Koumas has sort of drifted out of this but the ball drops to him now in the area and only a superb sliding block from Dunne prevents him testing Isaksson.

Having been looking the more likely, Wigan have now stopped playing football and are just lumping it into channels which is just giving Man City easy possession.

At the moment the game is being heavily disrupted by a number of petty fouls which is breaking up any chance of flowing football.

It is still a lively game but the quality of play is still lacking. This is a strange one really as there are so many threatening situations but few attempts on goal.

The attendance figures have just been announced and City fans make up over a quarter of today's crowd. Is that great support from them or poor support for Wigan?

Ryan Taylor with one of his very first touches forces Isaksson into a good diving stop with a stinging left-foot volley.

Koumas initially does brilliantly as he fakes to shoot before cutting to the byline but unfortunately he can't wrap his foot round the ball and it skews out of play behind the goal.

It appears that Wigan are going to move Koumas in behind Bent with Taylor occupying the right wing slot, this could work well as Koumas has looked in good touch.

A shame here for Emile Heskey and Wigan because Bent plays a lovely ball into the box but the England man pulls up and looks do have done damage to his hamstring.

City are playing the better football but they have probably created less opportunities to have a go at goal than Wigan.

Geovanni and Ireland combine neatly on the edge of the box and unfortunately for City the ball bobbles just as the latter attempts a strike on goal.

Kilbane hurls in a long throw and everyone leaves it and Marcus Bent is inches away from tapping into the net.

Two minutes of added time are to be played.

Petrov curls in a free-kick from the right hand side and Dunne goes in with Heskey for it but it comes off the big centre half and out for a goal kick.

There are very few goals around the Premier League this afternoon and considering the number of real chances it is hard to believe we have had both of them here.

Koumas is beginning to enjoy himself and he almost threads Valencia in behind but Richards intercepts well although he then gifts possession back and Valencia almost finds Heskey coming in.

The game is very open and its hard to believe that - apart from the goals - there has been so little goalmouth action.

That has perked up the crowd again and they will hope to drive their team on now and see if they can get in front before the break.

There is very little to comment on unfortunately with both teams playing some very poor football in this first half, we can only hope things improve.

Garrido has taken quite a bad knock and been down for a few minutes now but he is walking off the pitch so it seems he will return.

Man City have set themselves out to attack today anf they are not actually playing too well and Jason Koumas looks like he may find a lot of room in the gap on City's right hand side.

That goals certainly took the new manager spice out of Wigan who are trying to force their way back into this game but the tempo is slow and the passing inaccurate.

Landzaat has got into an advanced position to try and whip a ball in for Bent and Heskey to attack but Richard Dunne makes a very good block to deny them.

Geovanni could be in behind Bramble again here but this time the centre half uses his strength well and holds off the Brazilian.

Man City cannot believe their luck and are enjoying some decent possession in early stages and teh lively home crowd have been silenced completely.