CRICHTON: Confident performance from the keeper who was decisive in dealing with crosses and made one smart near-post save in the second half...8
WEST: Wigan didn't get much joy down the left-flank, where West also looked to get forward whenever possible...7
ARMSTRONG: Pushed Burnley forward on the left in the first half before making way after the break as Burnley looked to counter the threat of Andy Liddell...6
MELLON: Played welll to help Burnley dominate the midfield battle before half-time and fought hard to keep them in the game after the interval...8
DAVIS: Couldn't prevent Simon Haworth from equalising but having limited Wigan to just a couple of clear-cut chances emerged with honours even...7
THOMAS: Wigan's much-vaunted attack looked dangerous after the break but still found Thomas a major obstacle...7
LITTLE: Was a thorn in Wigan's side, even if not everything came off...8 COOK: The midfield man looked really up for it against his former club, piling into tackles, providing the platform for several of the Clarets' attacks and unleashing a couple of long-range efforts...8
COOKE: Held the ball up well under close attention from the Wigan defence without getting the chance to add to his goal tally...7
PAYTON: Welcome return to the goal trail for the Clarets' top-scorer, whose scoring instincts surfaced again...7
MULLIN: Increasingly influential, caused problems for Wigan when he ran at their defence...7
Subs:
BRANCH: Showed an extra dimension at left-back, where his pace helped limit the danger from Andy Liddell...7
LEE: Couldn't win it for Burnley as his last-gasp header went to close to Roy Carroll
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