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Wigan created more pressuer in the second half but still failed to test the keeper and Charlton deservedly take the points.
Charlton break forward again and feed Darren Bent in the area but his effort comes back off the woodwork.
Charlton are keeping Wigan at arm's length and look like they are going to take the points.
Charlton make their final substitution and take off Danny Murphy and bring on Bryan Hughes.
Charlton make a second change and replace Jerome Thomas with Shaun Bartlett.
Wigan break down the right but Ryan Taylor's cross is headed wide by Jason Roberts.
The ball is played forward for Jonatan Johansson and his cross finds Bent but his shot comes back off the post.
Wigan have been enjoying the greater possession but still have not tested Stephan Andersen yet.
Charlton make a change and replace Dennis Rommedahl with Jonatan Johansson.
Ryan Taylor hacks down Jerome Thomas and picks up the game's first yellow card.
The visitors have wrestled the iniative from Charlton and are putting the home side under real pressure.
Wigan are beginning to exert some pressure but can't find the final ball to unlock Charlton as yet.
Gary Teale has picked up an injury and is replaced by Ryan Taylor.
Charlton win the ball in midfield and feed Danny Murphy but his 25 yard shot whistles wide of the post.
Charlton break forward again and Kishishev crosses from the right but Smertin's header is saved by Pollitt.
Danny Murphy is pulling the strings for the home side but another effort is blocked and travels harmlessly through to Pollitt.
Charlton are working the ball well and are beginning to open up the Wigan defence.
Charlton earn another free kick but Danny Murphy sends his 25-yard effort into the crowd.
Wigan keep the ball well and find Jimmy Bullard in space but his effort from 20 yards goes over the bar.
It has been a good start to the second half from Wigan but it is Charlton with the first attempt but Smertin shoots well over.
Wigan make a change and replace Alan Mahon with Steve McMillan.
Charlton get the game restarted.
It was a very even first half to the game until Charlton went up a gear in the last five minutes and they could have had three.
Darren Bent beats the offside trap and races through on Mike Pollitt's goal but drags his shot wide of the post.
Charlton have upped the tempo and are searching for a second but Chris Powell's effort is saved by Pollitt.
Danny Murphy does well down the right and crosses for Darren Bent to head home past Mike Pollitt.
Charlton win the ball and feed Darren Bent in the left half of the area but Mike Pollitt makes the save.
Jerome Thomas works the ball onto his right foot and lets fly from 25 yards out but Mike Pollitt comfortably makes the save.
Dennis Rommedahl surges down the right flank and passes the ball infield to Murphy but his shot goes high into the stands.
Neither keeper has been called into action yet and defences are reamining on top.
Wigan are lacking a little composure in the final third to make good situations count but are well in this game.
The game is switching from end to end but so far the defences are remaining solid.
Luke Young burst into the box and his pass ricochets to Chris Powell who clips the bar with his header.
Jason Roberts does well down the left flank and his cross is met by Damien Francis who can't direct his header on target.
Both teams are looking to attack but are lacking the support in the danger areas to seriously threaten to score.
Dennis Rommedahl breaks into the area but drags his right-footed shot from the right channel wide of the post.
The game is being played at a frenetic pace but neither team has been able to open up the opposition.
Charlton counter quickly and feed Jerome Thomas but Stephane Henchoz' last ditch tackle averts the danger for Wigan.
Wigan break forward again but Gary Teale's ambitious shot goes high over the bar.
Chris Powell can't control Alan Mahon's cross but Damien Francis' shot is charged down.
Luke Young barges his way through the Wigan defence but Mike Pollitt dives bravely at his feet.
The game has started in a lively fashion but neither team has established dominace in midfield yet.
Jerome Thomas earns a free kick in a dangerous area but Danny Murphy curls his effort over the bar.
It has been a positive start by Wigan but no chances have been created yet in the early stages.
Rob Styles blows his whistle and Wigan get the game underway.
A week ago Wigan Athletic were forced to wait agonisingly late, three minutes into injury time before Chelsea inflicted the blow that killed off their chances of earning a first Premiership point. Nobody outside of Stamford Bridge had anything but sympathy for Paul Jewell's side, and they arrived at The Valley on a wave of goodwill, as the football world indulged its long standing love affair with an underdog. Charlton, so long seen, to the justifiable anger of their fans, as one of the smaller lights of the top flight, had already played the role of class bully a week earlier, spoiling Sunderland's opening day. For the neutrals, an away win was the only acceptable outcome. The neutrals though, will have to go on hoping, because such was the extent of their dominance, any result other than a Charlton victory would have been quite impossible to justify. Quicker in thought and action than their opponents from first kick to last, Alan Curbishley's men will be staring at the highlights this evening in a bid to understand quite how their margin of victory was not considerably larger. Darren Bent, fresh from a two-goal debut performance and an England call-up in midweek, claimed the winner, three minutes from the break, rising high above a static defence to power home a far-post header. The situation appeared far from dangerous when the ball first broke to Danny Murphy on the edge of the area, but the midfielder's vision and pinpoint cross were enough to create a goal from nothing. In the run up to the break Bent could have claimed another, and similarly in the second half, when he diverted a Jonatan Johansson cross against the post from close range, but it was from more unexpected sources that the Addicks almost opened their account. Before Bent had claimed his side's first, Chris Powell, back at the club from West Ham at the age of 35, and playing with a zest and enthusiasm that belied his age, hit the bar with a header and forced Mike Pollitt into a diving stop with a fierce drive. Always a crowd favourite at the Valley, a Powell goal would have capped a very happy week in SE7. Wigan were brave to a fault, chasing a game in which they never had much of a foothold, but never looked like salvaging much from their afternoon. Down to the bare bones as the squad had been struck by injuries and the vagaries of the transfer market, they lacked the cutting edge needed to claim an equaliser. If anything, it was Curbishley's men who should have doubled their lead, both through Bent's encounter with the woodwork, and a couple of smart chances from the impressively lively Alexei Smertin. While the margin might have remained at a solitary goal, Charlton will probably not have an easier victory all season - a fact which will not have eluded Wigan boss Paul Jewell. After heartbreak last week, this week brought him and his side a painful lesson in Premiership reality. Man of the Match: Chris Powell - The veteran left-back gave a superb all-round display and almost capped his fine afternoon with a goal.
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