The ball is delivered in, it falls to Duff and then a scramble ensues, from within this pack the ball comes loose and flies inches wide of Kirkland's goal!

Given is running up field here for a corner!

The ball drops to Duff six yards out, he takes a touch and somehow, somehow inexplicably sends his effort into the stands behind the goal! I would not like to start to think what Joe Kinnear will have to say to him about that!

There will be a minimum of FOUR minutes added on here and the Newcastle fans believe now!

Wigan are taking their time on the ball now and we're just about to find out how long will be added on at the end of this half...

Referee Mike Dean awards a penalty for that push...

Newcastle have completely given up on this game now, you could see that with their substitutions but they really don't look like they want it. Saying that they have a penalty here!

Titus Bramble now with a shot, way outside the area decides to have a crack and sends it sailing almost into the top tier!

Valencia is through on goal, he must score! But Gutierrez comes from absolutely nowhere to force a corner! Brilliant defending!

Cattermole wants to get in on the act here and fires a shot of his own towards goal but it was never going to test Given as it sails high and wide into the crowd.

Palacios smashes a shot low towards the bottom corner and Given has to fling himself at the ball and pulls off a fantastic save!

It looks like Zaki is going to take this, will he put it away?

Kirkland wastes a little bit of time here by having a chat with the fans and it looks as though Wigan are happy to settle for this one goal win.

The game has gone a little bit quiet here, perhaps Newcastle will take this chance to switch the momentum in their favour?

Nicky Butt loses the ball to Zaki who smashes in a shot at goal but Given gets his body in the way and saves.

Owen was free in the box but a great challenge from Scharner halts that attack.

Heskey and Bassong race for the ball, there's a bit of pushing and shoving and the defender wins the battle eventually.

Guthrie works a bit of space and lets off a left footed shot on goal but his attempt is blocked and Wigan clear. That was the first chance of the half for Newcastle.

End to end stuff here at the minute, you might not have had this down as a game that would excite the neutral but that's certainly what is happening at the minute here!

Ryan Taylor is absolutely on fire here today, ever since his goal his confidence has soared and is playing brilliantly.

Valencia takes the ball past N'Zogbia with ease, slides it into Heskey who misses his kick and Taylor is there at the back post, he swings a foot at the ball from a tight angle and sends his shot into the side netting!

The corner is swung in but it comes to nothing, Newcastle are still struggling to get into the match though!

The ball finds its way to Scharner who has another pop at goal, it takes a deflection spins towards goal and Given has to get a big hand to it to divert it behind for a corner!

N'Zogbia drops a clanger here, he tried to take his time on the ball but knocks it out of play for a Wigan throw in.

Scharner strikes one but it flies straight into Sebastien Bassong, it looked as though that was heading into the back of the net for a while there!

The main problem for Newcastle is that they can't seem to get the ball to the frontmen, both Danny Guthrie and Gutierrez are struggling to find their strikers at the minute.

Owen is brought down just inside his own half and wins a free kick for the visitors.

The second half is underway and let's hope for more of the same!

Ball into the box from Taylor and after a scramble Gutierrez nearly puts the ball into his own net! Wigan are totally on top here!

There will be a minimum of three minutes added on at the end of this half.

Charles N'Zogbia races with Zaki and although the latter is quick, the Frenchman gets there in enough time to have a sit down and a cup of tea, the boy is lightning quick!

Ryan Taylor puts a great ball into the box for Zaki who is steaming in at the back post, he can't quite make it otherwise that would have been Wigan's second!

The Newcastle fans sing Beye's name as Steven Taylor finishes his warm up.

Well I don't want to brag but since there is a stoppage in play I will! A goal was coming and it came and there was no way this half was going to end without a booking, unfortunately I did not place a bet though!

Habib Beye is the player down on the floor and it looks as though there will be a change in personnel here.

Duff plays a pass back to Given and the Irishman has to smash the ball high into the evening sky as Melchiot was closing in!

Ryan Taylor does well, finds Zaki who is brought down and a free kick is awarded.

Emile Heskey finds Zaki who feeds in Valencia; first time shot and the ball curls just wide once more! It's all Wigan at the minute!

Palacios finds Zaki who blazes over the bar from just outside the area, what a fantastic chance but the Egyptian was very very close with that one!

Zaki, Palacios and Luis Antonio Valencia link brlliantly with the final chance falls to Zaki who fires just wide!

The corner comes in, it bounces around inside the box and somehow Wigan clear! Mark my words, a goal is on its way!

What a silly ball there from Lee Cattermole who played the ball back to his defence when Newcastle attackers were hovering and Maynor Figueroa has to clear the ball for a corner.

Duff takes the free kick and plays the ball into the box but Scharner is there and clears with his head.

Ball from Wilson Palacios into Zaki but the pass is ever so slightly over hit and Newcastle clear the danger.

Just the two shots at the minute but the support are really up for this game and the noise reverberating round the JJB is deafening!

Wigan are piling on the pressure at the minute and look who is tracking back, Viduka! You know your team need help when he moves back over the half way line!

Tackles are flying in left right and centre but Mike Dean is yet to show a yellow, with his record though it might not stay this way for long!

Michael Owen looks offside to me but the flag stays down and Titus Bramble has to do well to force the England man back into his own half.

News has just filtered through that Viduka was not down to be starting this match today but an injury in the warm up means that the Aussie makes his first Premier League start of the season.

It's been a very lively start to this game we could have had two goals already and with these sides locked on 22 points this season expect both teams to be going for victory.

Jonas Gutierrez does brilliantly down the left hand side and squeezes a ball into the path of Mark Viduka who fires a shot in but Chris Kirkland pulls off a great save!

Mario Melchiot crosses the ball in from the wing and Amir Zaki is there, he gets a shot off but it flies wide of the target!