Wigan seemed to lose their way at halftime against Newcastle. They were lucky to get a win with a fortunate last minute goal, after McArthur came on to reinforce midfield.
Wigan continued in the same hesitant style against Norwich. It looked as though Di Santo might be warming up at half time, but they carried on unchanged. Only when McArthur came on, again in place of McManaman, did Wigan take more control of the game. Their goal was deserved this time.
I think that man of the match would again go to Alcaraz, who held an uncertain defence together. Martinez could look at his bench with more reassurance today. He had Di Santo, Caldwell, Espinoza and Stam to call on. But he was still reluctant to make a change. The choice of next week’s team will be important too.