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Hello and welcome to live text coverage of this afternoon's Premier League clash between basement club Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa.

Premier League / Matchday 26
DW Stadium / 25.02.2012
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Alex Chick

Updated 25/02/2012 at 20:07 GMT


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Full-time: Wigan Athletic 0-0 Aston Villa. A drab draw that will do neither side any favours.
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Wigan have a final corner after Heskey charges down Beausejour, but Ireland heads clear to safety.
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Villa win the corner but Bannan's attempt to get on the end of the set-piece delivery ultimately leads to nothing.
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Figueroa tees up Di Santo on the edge of the Villa box, whose low strike is plamed away for a corner by Given.
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A remarkable seven minutes of injury time to be played, mostly due to Bent's injury.
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Villa win the corner as we pass the 90-minute mark - Heskey leaps the highest, but his header flies over.
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Wigan sub: Victor Moses comes off for Albert Crusat
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Stephen Ireland wins a free-kick for Villa; 20 yards out off-centre. But Charles N'Zogbia curls the ball well over the Wigan goal.
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The game comes to life in the final minutes as Emile Heskey drives a shot wide after cutting in off the right flank.
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Rodallega fails to get a shot away after the ball comes in from Caldwell off the left flank, but it does find its way to Victor Moses who smashes the ball straight at Given and Villa clear.
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Robbie Keane takes a touch deep in the Wigan box, but Emmerson Boyce gets across to tackle the Irishman before he can pull the trigger.
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Rodallega lays the ball off for Victor Moses who slices the ball well wide. Of much better play was Rodallega's turn and curling shot from the edge of the Villa box, which narrowly flies over the visitors' goal.
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The ball is pumped forward for Rodallega but the Colombian receives in an offside position down the left channel.
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Final Aston Villa sub: Charles N'Zogbia comes on for the injury-stricken Darren Bent. Wigan sub: Mohamed Diame enters the fray for James McCarthy.
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Darren Bent goes down after landing awkwardly on his ankle following a challenge from Alcaraz, and the striker requires treatment from the physio and possibly a stretcher too.
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Aston Villa sub: Stephen Ireland comes on for Gary Gardner in midfield.
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Alan Hutton strays offside when collecting a ball sent back into the Wigan box from a central position.
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Aston Villa sub: Emile Heskey comes on for Marc Albrighton
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On the break, James McCarthy fails to find a man despite having options along both flanks and that sums up Wigan's current plight when advancing forward.