Taylor swings in a corner for Wigan looking for Pollitt who has gone forward but its over the heads of everyone as Boro survive this late scare.

Heskey wastes another chance for Wigan, the ball bounces over the Middlesbrough defence, leaving Heskey unmarked, but the Latics topscorer blazes the ball over the bar.

There will be three minutes of added on time.

Wigan look down and out at the moment failing to create anything at the moment as Middlesbrough look very comfortable.

Wigan have a golden oppurtunity, a throw-in flicked on by Heskey for Folan at the far post who is unmarked but misses a sitter, sending it wide from just a couple of yards out.

Taylor tries to bend on in from a free kick, curling it around the wall and seemingly beating Schwarzer but unfortunatly for the Latics fans it only hits the side netting.

Viduka nods the ball towards Downing who catches the ball very well on the volley, sending it towards Pollitt's near post but the goalkeeper is quickly across his goal to gather the ball with a decent save.

Taylor floats in a corner but again it's a Boro head that is first to the ball, nodding it to the edge of the penalty area where Skoko tries to strike one but scuffs it and Boro clear the second ball.

Rochemback swings in a deep corner towards the far post looking for Viduka but nobody makes any kind of decent contact on the ball as it rolls behind for a goal kick.

Heskey finds Valencia with a decent pass and the right-back sprints into the penalty area and looks to pull the trigger but his touch lets him down, knocking it too far ahead of himself and giving Schwarzer the chance to gather.

Cotterill makes his first contribution of the game sending a cross towards the near post for a Wigan player to attack but they are beaten to the ball by Schwarzer who gathered it well.

Downing causes another problem for Wigan with a whipped cross across the face of goal for Davies who gets his head on the ball but can only send it over the bar.

Valencia tries a cross come shot looking for someone to get a touch on the ball but it's just too far ahead of Landzaat and eventually forces Schwarzer to make a save low down to his left.

Taylor swings in a corner towards the near post but it's cut out by the man who gave the corner away, Davies heading it out of play for a throw-in.

Wigan create their first chance of the game from a long ball which catches out Davies and gifts Aghahowa a chance but the Nigerian striker can't get enough on the ball to poke it past Schwarzer who saves easily in the end.

Rochemback launches a long ball into the penalty area from a free kick, looking for Viduka who makes a move for the ball but just can't quite reach the ball as it floats out of play.

Dowing splits the Wigan defence again, cutting in from the left before trying to curl the ball home but only sending it just wide of the far post.

Schwarzer launches a long ball over the top for Lee who tries to get away from Boyce at centre back but loose's out to the more powerful defender as Wigan survive.

Rochemback has a go from a free kick managing to send it past the wall but unfortunalty for Boro not hitting the target, sending it five-yards wide of goal.

Baines swings in another cross for Wigan which smacks of desperation and again Boro are able to deal with the cross, this time Woodgate heads the ball away.

Taylor takes a corner for Wigan, looking for Heskey but the striker is beaten to the ball by Mark Schwarzer who claims the ball well.

Middlesbrough have come more into this game since the goal and are pushing Wigan back all the time, the Boro players won't want this half-time whistle to come.

There will be six minutes of added on time after the injuries to Taylor.

Rochemback swings in a corner for Boro which Pollitt comes to punch away, but it's not a good clearance and needs Boyce to hoof it away from danger.

Dowing shows Taylor a clean pair of heels, working his way into the penalty before pulling the trigger but the England winger is denyed by a good save from Pollitt before Taylor comes back to clear.

Landzaat tries to turn provider picking out McCulloch with a cross which the Scottish midfielder tries to knock across the face of goal for Valencia but the right-back is adjudged to have fouled Davies in his attempts to get to the ball.

Downing attempts to pick out Viduka again with a deep cross but it's over the heads of everyone and Baines can pick the ball up on the far side of the pitch.

McCulloch takes the ball past Boateng before swinging in a cross towards the near post for Landzaat who tries to volley the ball home with a volley but can only send it high and wide of the goal.

Taylor swings in a corner for Wigan but its cleared by the goalscorer Viduka who manages to send the ball to the edge of the area but only finding Skoko who strikes it first time but its straight against the advancing Pogatetz.

Downing takes Middlesbrough first corner of the game, sending it towards the near post looking for Pogatetz who has made a run but Taylor comes in with a brave challenge to clear the bar away from danager.

Rochemback launches a ball into the box from a free kick looking for Viduka but the Australian striker is just beaten to the ball by Boyce who heads it away from danger.

Heskey tries to slip a ball through a gap in the Boro defence for Aghahowa but the Nigerian striker is just offside as he started to sprint away towards goal.

McCulloch has the best chance of the game striking the crossbar with a header after Taylor picked out the Scottish international with a cross and he beat Davies to the ball before hitting the crossbar with a powerful header.

Wigan have a go from a free kick which is 25-yards out, Skoko trying his luck, but its straight at the Boro wall who block the strike, sending the ball spinning off to the right and out of play.

Middlesbrough haven't got into this game yet as Wigan continue to boom forward in search of a goal.

Scharner launches a long ball forward for Wigan finding Heskey who wins the aerial challenge with Rochemback but can't knock it down for Aghahowa as Boro recover to clear the ball away.

Wigan win the first corner of the afternoon which Taylor swings in looking for a blue and white shirt but Woodgate is there again to clear the cross away with a good header.

Valencia is proving to be a problem for Boro as he gets forward again and tries to find Julius Aghahowa but the ball is cut out by Woodgate with a great interception.

Landzaat rties to slide a ball through for Valencia to chase but Fabio Rochemback does well to muscle the defender out of danger and win a goal kick.

Baines comes steaming forward from the left-back position for Wigan a floats in another deep cross looking again for Heskey but its too far ahead of the striker and rolls across the penalty area and out of play on the other side.

Wigan make a bright start to the game with Valencia swinging a deep cross to the far post looking for Heskey but the Latics topscoer is beaten to the ball by Davies who gets a good clearing header on the ball.