Live Commentary: Newcastle United 3-0 Wigan Athletic - as it happened

Newcastle United welcomed Wigan Athletic to St James' Park earlier this evening.

Both sides began the day just two points above the Premier League relegation zone, sitting 14th and 15th respectively.

The Magpies were without a win in their last seven matches in all competitions, while the Latics had not won at Newcastle in seven league visits.

Find out how the action unfolded below, with Sport Mole's blow-by-blow text coverage.

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9.59pmNewcastle end their seven-match unbeaten run. They remain 14th in the table, but move five points clear of the drop zone. Meanwhile, Wigan drop a place to 16th.

9.58pmClick here to read our match report.

9.54pmFull-time: Newcastle United 3-0 Wigan Athletic

90+3minAmeobi drags a left-footed shot wide from 20 yards.

90minThe fourth official indicates that there will be a minimum of four minutes added time.

88minBa is down holding his chest. He is not going to have the chance to complete his hat-trick. Instead, he is going to limp off the field and Newcastle will finish the match with 10 men.

85minAwful communication between Ba and Cisse. Ba breaks away down the right and has Cisse unmarked in the middle. Cisse fails to check his run and is caught two yards offside when the ball eventually comes in. It should have been 4-0.

82minSubstitution for Wigan. Callum McManaman replaces Di Santo.

80minWigan seem to have accepted defeat and this is now a damage limitation exercise for the Latics.

77minAmeobi, who has been on the pitch for less than a minute, crashes into Stam and is rightly issued with a yellow card.

76minSubstitution for Newcastle. Sammy Ameobi replaces Gutierrez, who has had a very quiet evening.

3-0Great goal from the Burundi-born 19-year-old! He collects the ball from Cisse 30 yards from goal with an excellent first touch. He then cuts inside onto his 'weaker' left foot before letting fly into the top corner. What a way to score your first goal as a professional footballer.

71minGOAL FOR NEWCASTLE! - Gael Bigirimana - Newcastle United 3-0 Wigan Athletic

68minDi Santo is shown a yellow card for dissent.

65minWigan clear the corner with ease and instantly launch a counter-attack. Di Santo's dangerous advances are halted by a strong-but-fair challenge by Ferguson.

64minAnita speeds away down the right and wins a corner off the legs of Boyce.

59minAnita plays a lofted 30-yard through ball into the path of Cisse, who volleys high and wide from the edge of the penalty area.

56minNewcastle go close! Marveaux collects possession on the halfway line before embarking on a superb jinking run. He then slips the ball into the path of Bigirimana, who forces a decent parry out of Al Habsi. Cisse then tries to backheel the ball back across goal, but he takes a poor touch. Goal kick.

51minSubstitution for Newcastle. Shane Ferguson replaces the injured Santon.

50minSanton is limping and seems to have injured his thigh.

49minThe Latics have started the second half brightly, while Newcastle appear to have dropped a little deeper.

46minWigan get the game back underway.

9.00pmBoth managers make one change ahead of the second half. Gael Bigirimana replaces Tiote for Newcastle, while Adrian Lopez replaces Caldwell for Wigan.

8.52pmThe stand-out incident during the opening 45 minutes was, without doubt, the penalty kick and red card awarded against Figueroa. Having looked at the replays a number of times, I believe that both decisions were correct.

8.48pmHalf time: Newcastle United 2-0 Wigan Athletic

43minThe corner leads to a mini goalmouth scramble, during which there are unconvincing calls for handball by a number of Wigan players. Newcastle clear and breath a sigh of relief.

42minMiscontrol from Williamson gifts Wigan a corner.

35minLet-off for Wigan! Already with a yellow card to his name, Caldwell slides in on Ba but misses both player and ball. The Latics skipper then deliberately pulls Ba to the ground. Wigan should be down to nine!

34minMarveaux takes the corner himself, but it comes to nothing.

33minMarveaux goes on a mazy run into the Wigan penalty area before shooting tamely at goal. Al Habsi makes a meal of what should have been a simple save. Corner to Newcastle.

30minCaldwell is rightly shown a yellow card for a late lunge on Ba.

22minSubstitution for Wigan - James McArthur replaces Gomez.

2-0Santon cuts in from the left and unleashes a fierce effort from 30 yards, which Al Habsi pushes away into the path of Ba, who makes no mistake from nine yards.

21minGOAL FOR NEWCASTLE! - Demba Ba - Newcastle United 2-0 Wigan Athletic

14minBeausejour is shown a yellow card for dissent.

1-0Ba takes a very short run-up and Al Habsi dives the right way, however the Senegalese's shot is perfectly placed and nestles in the bottom left corner.

13minGOAL FOR NEWCASTLE! - Demba Ba - Newcastle United 1-0 Wigan Athletic

12minBa plays the ball through the Cisse, who goes down under slight contact from Figueroa. Referee Mike Jones points to the spot and then shows the defender a straight RED CARD!

12minPENALTY TO NEWCASTLE!

8minTiote drives into the heart of the Latics box and wins a corner for the hosts, which comes to nothing.

6minAnother Jones set piece comes to nothing.

6minCorner to Wigan.

4minJones's corner is poor and headed clear by Simpson at the near post.

4minWigan work the free kick short to Di Santo, whose curling effort is palmed behind by Krul for a corner.

3minBeausejour is brought down by Tiote 30 yards from the Newcastle goal. The free kick is awarded but the Ivorian is fortunate to escape without a booking.

1minTiote fizzes wide from 35 yards.

0minNewcastle kick off.

7.37pmLatics boss Roberto Martinez has made just one change following his side's 2-0 defeat at Manchester City. Captain Gary Caldwell has passed a late fitness test and replaces Piscu in the heart of defence.

7.32pm Wigan subs: Pollitt, McManaman, McArthur, Boselli, Fyvie, Lopez, Golobart

7.32pm Wigan starting XI: Al Habsi, Stam, Boyce, Caldwell, Figueroa, Gomez, Jones, McCarthy, Beausejour, Di Santo, Kone

7.30pm Since Cisse arrived at Newcastle, the club have played 29 league games. During that period, he has scored 15 goals and Ba has netted nine. However, the pair have only scored in the same game on two occasions.

7.27pm Newcastle continue with their 4-2-3-1 formation, with Demba Ba leading the line in front of Marveaux, Papiss Cisse and Jonas Gutierrez.

7.25pm The Magpies, who are missing Yohan Cabaye, Shola Ameobi (both groin), Steven Taylor, Hatem Ben Arfa (both hamstring) and Gabriel Obertan (toe) through injury, make just one change from Wednesday's 2-1 defeat at Stoke City - Sylvain Marveaux replaces the suspended James Perch.

7.19pm Newcastle substitutes: Harper, Tavernier, Ferguson, Bigirimana, Sammy Ameobi, Shola Ameobi, Ranger

7.19pm Newcastle starting XI: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Santon, Tiote, Anita, Cisse, Marveaux, Gutierrez, Ba