Just one minute remaining here at the Brittania Stadium. Stoke seem content with their two goal lead and are happy to just see the game through to the final whistle.

Wilkinson makes a superb tackle on N'Zogbia who was charging into the Stoke box and the challenge was timed to perfection and it had to be.

Lawrence will deliver a free-kick from Stoke on the left hand side. Lawrence whips the ball in and Scharner heads the ball into the air and Kingson is lucky that it falls into his arms.

Lawrence picks the ball up with lots of players forward and he steps round the defender and whips the ball into the front post to find Fuller who has made an excellent run across his man but he can't direct the header goalward.

Wigan rocking at the moment as Boyce misplaces a back-pass that forces Kingson to concede a throw-in. Whelan works the ball into the path of Lawrence who strikes at goal coming in off the flank and forces a good save from Kingson with a fierce strike

A corner comes in from Stoke who look dangerous now and it ricochets off Cattermole and goes towards his own goal but it is cleared off the line by Boyce and Wigan can breathe again.

Scharner leads a Wigan counter attack and finds space on the right hand side and looks to cross towards Rodallega but Abdoulaye Faye steps in to make an important interception.

The ball ricochets from an Etheringotn cross and it falls for Lawrence who drives it goalbound from the edge of the box but it is deflected just wide for a Stoke corner. Lawrence delivers but it goes all the way through the crowd of players.

Figueroa comes forward from left full-back and he skips past Lawrence and pulls the trigger from just outside the box but he drives it marginally wide of the upright. The game is just starting to liven up now.

As we move past the hour mark the game remains goalless. Lawrence will deliver a corner from the left but only finds Bramble who heads out. Pugh picks up the ball and drives a volley towards goal but it dips a fraction too late and goes inches over.

A brilliant break from Stoke as Whelan feeds Lawrence on the right hand side and he crosses early to find Fuller but as he controls he is dispossessed by a fantastic saving tackle from Bramble to concede a corner.

Andy Wilkinson miscontrols a pass from Lawrence and N'Zogbia comes in to take possession and takes the ball into the box and pulls the trigger but can only find the side netting from a tight angle.

Rapid break from Wigan headed by N'Zogbia who surges towards the box well but plays a disappointing final ball and Sorensen is able to deal with it easily.

Chance for Lee Cattermole. A poor cross from the right hand side is scuffed into the path of Cattermole but his control lets him down and the chance becomes more difficult and Cattermole is forced wide and can't find the target.

Figueroa finds N'Zogbia who cleverly knocks the ball between Wilkinson's legs and goes round the defender but Shawcross comes across the mop up the danger.

Expansive play from Stoke as Whelan picks out Liam Lawrence with a raking pass and the winger crosses from the right hand side but none of the forwards are able to get on the end of it.

Wigan have a corner which Rodallega will swing in. It comes in low and is flicked into the air at the front post and Boyce meets it with a high header but sends it over the bar.

Great play from Beattie as he makes a good break to the byline after a smart turn and cuts the ball back to Fuller but he miscontrols and Wigan are able to scramble it away.

A straight long ball down the field is poorly dealt with by Abdoulaye Faye and it runs for Rodallega who strikes it on the volley but drags it across the six yard box.

Stoke win their first corner of the half after some positive attacking play from Fuller. Lawrence whips the ball into the box and Kingson comes but misses it. The whistle had already gone because the corner went out of play before coming into the box

Melchiot is forced to concede a long-throw that Delap will deliver. The throw-in comes in and the ball sails over the scrambling Kingson and ripples the net but the home fans' cheers are cut-short as nobody touched it and its only a goal-kick.

A rather amusing moment for the fans as a Delap long-throw sailing into the breeze is blown back out of the area much to the benefit of the Wigan defence.

The last few minutes have been a little scrappy but the ball is fed through to Rodallega who turns and shoots from distance but he is unable to test Sorensen as the ball goes well wide.

A good move from Stoke as Lawrence plays a brilliant cross field pass to switch play to Etherington who looks up and crosses towards the run of Whelan coming in but the ball just evades the midfielder and Wigan can clear.

Delap floats the ball forward and Kingson comes racing out of his box to make the clearnace but rather slices it but fortunately for the Ghanean it finds a Wigan shirt.

Wigan keep possession down the left hand side and they work it to Won-Hee Cho who shifts the ball onto his right foot and rifles a shot from long range with dip and swerve that forces a good save from Sorensen to turn it over.

Lawrence feeds the ball into Beattie who takes it on and looks to strike at goal from long-range but loses his balance as he shoots and sends it well wide before collapsing into a heap on the floor with a rather embarassed smile.

The replays suggest Wigan had a very strong case for a penalty. A deep ball into the box from Wilkinson finds Beattie and the ball breaks for Whelan on the edge of the box but his strike goes horribly wide of the mark.

Abdoulaye Faye loses his footing just outside his box and Scharner nips in to take the ball and as he goes into the box Scharner goes down under the challenge from Faye but the referee waves away the protests.

Both sides are conceding possession rather cheaply in their own half but the final pass has evaded both teams in the final third. A high ball from N'Zogbia is well taken by Sorensen coming off his line with safe hands.

Excellent defending from Titus Bramble as he quickly retrieves a loose ball to prevent a throw-in for Stoke before cleverly playing the ball back off Fuller to earn Wigan the throw-in. Clearly the danger of Delap's long arm in mind.

Liam Lawrence forces a throw-in for Stoke which Rory Delap will look to launch into the danger zone on a blustery day. The throw is met by a glancing header from Fuller but it floats into the arms of Kingson who sets Wigan away on the counter.

A positive and vibrant start from both sides in a game that in truth has very little riding on it with both sides safe from relegation. Scharner is playing in a very advacned role just behind Rodallega for Wigan which certainly wasn't expected.

A high ball aimed at Rodallega who rises well to head the ball down into the path of Scharner breaking from midfield to strike at goal but Sorensen makes a good save and holds the ball well.