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Albion 3 Wigan 1

Marc Antoine Fortune's brace and a Chris Brunt strike for Albion make a distant memory of Hugo Rodallega's equaliser.

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Marc Antoine Fortune's brace and a Chris Brunt strike for Albion make a distant memory of Hugo Rodallega's equaliser.

16:58: After six minutes of stoppage time, the final whistle blows and Albion are clear winners.

16:42: Olivier Kapo tries his luck from distance, over the bar again for Wigan.

16:33: This just gets better for Albion - Hull are 2-0 down at Stoke!

16:32: Albion rampage ahead - Borja Valero plays in Fortune, who takes a touch and puts it past Kingson for the third goal.

16:21: Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia has space to shoot but his shot goes high into the Smethwick Road end.

16:19: Albion winger Chris Brunt takes the penalty, Kingson saves with his legs, but Brunt scores the rebound.

16:18: Fortune upended by Wigan defender Titus Bramble and Albion have a penalty!

16:14: Albion skipper Jonathan Greening picks up the ball on the halfway line and bursts through, Kingson denies him with the save.

16:11: The ball bounces through to Wigan defender Mario Melchiot who connects, Kiely denies him with a super save.

16:03: Second-half begins.

15:48: Half-time at the Hawthorns.

15:41: Good news for Albion, Hull - who hold the Baggies' Premier League future in their hands - go behind at Stoke.

15:40: Wigan goalkeeper Kingson again to the rescue at his near post, beating away Fortune's effort.

15:27: Rodallega gets away from the Albion rearguard and goes for goal, his effort goes over the crossbar.

15:18: Slap bang in front of the Birmingham Road end, Rodallega's free-kick takes a deflection and into the back of the net for the Wigan equaliser.

15:14: Juan Carlos Menseguez has a glorious chance to make it two for Albion, but Kingson sticks his arm out to parry the ball away with a super save.

15:10: Kirkland appears to have been injured, on comes Richard Kingson to replace him in the Wigan goal.

15:09: Albion goalkeeper Dean Kiely justifies his return to the side with a great save that only runs free to Oliver Kapo, who somehow misses with the goal gaping.

15:08: Marc Antoine Fortune is presented with a tap in to put Albion ahead, after Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland had saved Gianni Zuiverloon's effort.

15:02: Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega snaps at his shot outside of the box but the ball goes wide.

15:00: Game kicks off.

14:30: Teams in at the Hawthorns: -

Albion: Kiely, Zuiverloon, Martis, Olsson, Cech, Brunt, Dorrans, Greening, Borja Valero, Menseguez, Fortune.

Subs: Allsopp, Bednar, Kim, Filipe Teixeira, Simpson, Donk, Mulumbu.

Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Bramble, Scharner, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole, Brown, N'Zogbia, Kapo, Rodallega.

Subs: Kingson, Edman, Watson, Koumas, Zaki, Boyce, De Ridder.

Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

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