FT: WIGAN 1-1 STOKE

Turkey international Tuncay netted an equaliser 16 minutes from time to rescue a crucial away point for the notorious bad travellers at DW Stadium.

Paul Scharner's 14th-minute header had given the Latics a first-half lead but once Ricardo Fuller was called off the bench the hosts were left hanging on.

Matthew Etherington was booked for obstructing Charles N'Zogbia midway into the Stoke City half and the Frenchman's free-kick was then met by a fine Scharner header.

The Austrian almost scored a second with another header just before half-time but sent his effort narrowly wide.

Tuncay wasted an opportunity to equalise after the restart, miscuing a volley from close range after Robert Huth had nodded down for him.

But the striker made no mistake when Etherington curled back a cross after good Fuller work on the right before Mamady Sidibe hit the Wigan crossbar from another header and Fuller's fellow substitute James Beattie went close.

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