The full-time whistle blows after three minutes of injury time as Wigan hold on for their first Premiership points to leave Sunderland bottom of the table having lost all four games so far.

Dean Whitehead is the sixth player to be cautioned in the game as he is penalised for a foul on Leighton Baines.

Alan Mahon tries his luck from distance but it rebounds off the post.

Julio Arca is the latest player to be booked for a deliberate handball.

Jason Roberts goes close to adding a killer second but his effort from inside the area is saved by Kelvin Davis.

Stephane Henchoz is replaced by Matt Jackson for the final five minutes of the game.

Tommy Miller's cross is cleared by Wigan defence as the hosts eventually get a break when the referee awards a free-kick after Stephen Elliott fouled Arjan De Zeeuw.

Anthony Le Tallec plays the ball through to Andy Gray who finds the net but his effort is ruled out for offside.

Stephane Henchoz is booked for pulling back Julio Arca as he looked to break away from him.

Sunderland are in charge at the moment and are pressing for an equaliser as Wigan are hanging on as Mike Pollitt tips a Dean Whitehead effort round the post.

Lee McCulloch finds Jason Roberts after a great run and the striker gets his shot away which is well held by Kelvin Davis.

Gary Breen heads the ball down in the Wigan area but Leighton Baines hacks it clear before he can get a shot on goal.

Alan Mahon is brought on by Paul Jewell to replace Graham Kavanagh in midfield.

Damien Francis wins the ball off Dean Whitehead and lays it off to Jason Roberts who turns and fires over the bar.

More promising link up play by Sunderland is brought to halt by Martin Woods' wayward cross which goes out of play.

Martin Woods and Andy Gray are both introduced into the action in place of Jonathan Stead and Andy Welsh.

Good work by Dean Whitehead sets up Jonathan Stead who breaks through on goal but again he is denied by a great save from Mike Pollitt.

Graham Kavanagh attempts a shot from 35 yards but it is comfortably saved by Kelvin Davis.

Good build up play by Sunderland involving several players as they keep the ball for some time but they appear to be running out of ideas in the final third.

Dean Whitehead's ball into the area is well cut out by Stephane Henchoz as Sunderland attempt to get an attack going.

Wigan are on top at the moment getting plenty of service from Leighton Baines with his good crosses into the area.

Leighton Baines is allowed to put in another good cross but his effort lands on top of the Sunderland goal.

Ryan Taylor puts in a dangerous cross which Alan Stubbs clears before Jason Roberts can convert.

Anthony Le Tallec gets in the first shot of the half with a snap shot which just clears the bar.

Sunderland get the second half underway as they bid to get something out of the game they currently trail.

Referee Steve Bennett brings the first half to an end with the two fairly even sides divided by Jason Roberts very early spot-kick.

Julio Arca does well to slide the ball out of play as Wigan looked to break with three players.

Dean Whitehead brings the ball down and fires in an effort on goal but Mike Pollitt saves well.

Pascal Chimbonda is the second Wigan player to be booked in the space of a minute for a deliberate handball.

Lee McCulloch is the next player to go into the book for a foul on Dean Whitehead.

Alan Stubbs makes an excellent challenge to deny Pascal Chimbonda a run on goal after a fantastic ball from Graham Kavanagh.

Damien Francis looks to have broken through on goal to collect a Pascal Chimbonda pass but he is ruled offside.

Arjan De Zeeuw is on the spot to prevent Anthony Le Tallec threading a ball through to striker Jonathan Stead in the Wigan area.

Gary Breen's attempted headed clearance lands at the feet of Lee McCulloch but fortunately for him Dean Whitehead gets in a challenge to clear.

Wigan almost get a second but Pascal Chimbonda cannot direct his header from a good Leighton Baines cross on target.

Julio Arca wastes two good chances to get a good ball into the area but the Wigan defenders do well to prevent him.

There has been a brief lull in the action as Dean Whitehead underwent some treatment for a knock picked up making the earlier clearance.

Dean Whitehead does well to clear the danger after Jason Roberts attempts to get on the end of a Leighton Baines pass.

A melee in the Sunderland area is brought to a halt by the referee's whistle for a foul on Kelvin Davis.

Andy Welsh plays a one-two with Anthony Le Tallec before crossing to Jonathan Stead but his effort is brilliantly tipped round the post by Mike Pollitt.

Gary Breen picks up the first yellow card of the afternoon for pulling back Jason Roberts.

A quick break from Wigan as Ryan Taylor takes too long over putting a cross into the area and the ball is cleared.

The game has settled down in the past few minutes as Sunderland's high tempo after going behind so early has dropped off as the play is mostly in the middle of the pitch.

Andy Welsh sets up Dean Whitehead from a free-kick but his effort on goal rebounds off the Wigan wall.

Pascal Chimbonda puts in a good cross but it is hacked away by Dean Whitehead to safety.

Jimmy Bullard plays a good ball into the area but it was just too far ahead of Damien Francis in the area.

Stephane Henchoz is the hero again for Wigan as he clears the ball off the line following a good head down by Alan Stubbs.

Dean Whitehead sets up Jonathan Stead but his effort on goal is well blocked by Stephane Henchoz.

Jason Roberts steps up to convert from the spot to give Wigan their first goal in the Premiership.

Only 13 seconds into the game Wigan have a penalty as Jason Roberts is brought down in the area by Gary Breen after a defensive mix-up.

Wigan get the match underway at the JJB Stadium as both of last season's promoted sides aim to get their first points of the season.