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Wigan Athletic demolish Newcastle United
Wigan made it five wins out of six as they moved three points clear of the relegation zone and dented Newcastle’s hopes of finishing in the top four.
Victor Moses headed home to open the scoring and fired a second past Tim Krul less than two minutes later.
Shaun Maloney slotted in to extend the lead and Franco di Santo curled a brilliant fourth just before half-time. Papiss Cisse struck the bar and post but Newcastle were soundly beaten as Wigan secured three vital points.
The Latics looked destined to go down for much of the season but incredibly they have taken 15 points from a possible 21, with two games remaining. Roberto Martinez’s men have lost just three of 13 fixtures since the start of February and will be confident of extending their Premier League stay to eight years.
Their feat was all the more remarkable given that Newcastle arrived at the DW Stadium following a run of six consecutive wins.
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