Source: PA
Latics ease through
Late goals from Jordi Gomez and substitute Victor Moses gave Roberto Martinez respite from his Barclays Premier League nightmare as Wigan cruised to a 3-0 Carling Cup victory at Hartlepool.
Having shipped 10 goals without reply in their first two top-flight games the Latics seemed ripe for an upset against the unbeaten League One side.
But Sam Collins' third minute own goal set the visitors on their way before a stunning 76th minute free-kick from Gomez effectively snuffed out the home side's hopes.
With four minutes to go Moses ensured a rather flattering look about the scoreline when he fired past helpless home keeper Scott Flinders from the edge of the box.
It was just what the under-fire Martinez - who made six changes to the side mauled by Chelsea on Saturday - had asked for, but there were times in the game when his side looked far from fluent.
And Martinez will know it might have been different had his goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi not pulled off a stunning fingertip save to deny Joe Gamble in the 28th minute.
