Wigan vs Newcastle 2013 ( Wigan NUFC VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Wigan vs Newcastle 2-1 ( Kone, Beausejour/ Santon)
DW Stadium, Wigan- 17 March, 2013- 16.00 UK- 17/3/13- Sunday
Arouna Kone scores a last gasp winner for Wigan as the Latics win three points in a match which will also grab all the headlines for Callum McManaman’s horror tackle on Newcastle substitute Massadio Haidara
This Callum McManaman challenge on Massadio Haidara ( GIF BELOW) was a serious talking point in the Wigan vs Newcastle United game on March 17, 2013. McManaman’s horror challenge on Haidara brought back memories of the Roy Keane Alf Inge Haaland episode to the minds of some and saw the Magpies player stretchered off the field and replaced by James Perch. McManaman was not carded ( neither red nor yellow) by referee Mark Halsey for the tackle and NUFC assistant manager John Carver was sent to the stands following a furious altercation
Everton vs Wigan 2013 ( Everton Wigan VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Everton vs Wigan 0-3 ( Figueroa, McManaman, Gomez)
Goodison Park, Liverpool- 9 March, 2013- 12.45 UK- 9/3/13- Saturday- FA Cup
Wigan reach the semifinals of the FA Cup for the first time in their history as three first half goals in the space of four minutes see the Latics upset Everton in their last eight tie