article_snippet: It was a crushing blow for a Wigan side that had hit the bar in the first half through James Perch, had a Leon Clarke goal chalked off for offside and seen Marc-Antoine Fortune fluff a relatively straight-forward heading chance.
article_snippet: But they stuck to they task in the second period, and after Ben Amos had denied Jermaine Pennant with a stunning stop, the goalkeeper then tipped a Leon Clarke header on to the bar as well as clawing away a Sheyi Ojo effort.
article_snippet: But Wigan was through the middle that the visitors nearly broke the deadlock, with Perch's 30-yard effort beating Amos only to hit the bar and come back out.
article_snippet: the ball fell invitingly for Clarke, but the striker's header was weak and straight at Amos.
article_snippet: Former Wigan man Emile Heskey had a great opportunity to open the scoring on the half-hour mark but Former Wigan man Emile Heskey free header from a corner flashed past the upright.
article_snippet: Latics ended the half on a high and should have taken the lead when Murphy's pinpoint cross found Fortune, whose header from point-blank was straight at Amos when either side would surely have brought about the opening goal.
article_snippet: Wigan did have the ball in the net right on half-time through Clarke, but Wigan looked well offside and the flag was up on the far side.
article_snippet: the far side picked up where the far side left off after the restart, and a Pennant free-kick bound for the top corner was superbly clawed out by Amos.
article_snippet: Pennant then had time and space in the box to pick Pennant spot on the edge of the area, but Pennant shot hit Clarke and was hacked away to safety.
article_snippet: Credit goes to Wigan for the way Credit stuck to Credit task, and Amos produced another fabulous stop to deny substitute Ojo before Clarke saw a header tipped on to the bar by the goalkeeper.