Live Commentary: Wigan Athletic 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur - as it happene

WIGAN SUBS: Al Habsi, Caldwell, Watson, Di Santo, Henriquez, Espinoza, Stam

 SPURS SUBS: Friedel, Lennon, Sigurdsson, Holtby, Assou-Ekotto, Caulker, Carroll

 

0 minThe respective managers give each other a very friendly hello down on the touchline and it will be Tottenham to get us underway...

2 minAn early half-chance for the visitors as Bale glances his header wide from Huddlestone's free kick. Both sides enjoying plenty of the ball in the opening minutes.

4 minOFF THE POST! Spurs nearly take the lead from Huddlestone's free kick but it crashes back off the post! The midfielder surprised everyone by going for goal from the tighest of angles, but his deceptive effort nearly crept in at the near post.

6 minTottenham are very much settling into this one now. The hosts are looking slightly nervous on the ball, while the visitors are passing and pressing a lot better.

8 minGOAL! WIGAN 0-1 SPURS (BALE)

9 minWhat a nightmare goal for Wigan to concede. Robles and Figueroa decided to pass the ball casually between them inside the area before Bale charges down the goalkeeper and sees the attempted clearance bounce off him and into the net. That is quite ridiculous.

10 minGOAL! WIGAN 1-1 SPURS (BOYCE)

11 minWhat a response from the home side! Emmerson Boyce climbs highest to head in powerfully from a corner and bring Wigan level. Robles and Figueroa owe him big time.

14 minSarcastic cheers from the Wigan fans as Dembele scuffs a weak shot from 20 yards into the arms of Robles. It's all looking a lot more even out there now thanks to that much-needed equaliser. Wigan could easily have let their heads down but they've fought back admirably.

25 minApologies for the break in transmission there; we experienced some technical difficulties here at Sports Mole. It's still 1-1 between the sides at the DW Stadium.

27 minCHANCE! Defoe shows great control to bring down Vertonghen's sweeping pass in the area, but his shot is blocked by Figueroa.

30 minSpurs threaten with a quick counter-attack that sees Bale play Walker in down the right side. The full-back cross reaches Defoe on the edge of the box before Parker lashes his shot over the bar from 20 yards.

32 minFigueroa is down receiving treatment at the moment. He hurt himself when he blocked Defoe's shot a few minutes ago. The stretcher is one and it looks like his day is done.

34 minSUBSTITUTION: Figueroa is indeed off an it is Ronnie Stam who replaces him.

37 minWalker is set free down the right again, but this time his cross evades everyone in the box. Spurs are continuing to probe here and don't look to frustrated by their opponents.

40 minSUBSTITUTION: Tottenham are being forced into a change here as Moussa Dembele comes off for Lewis Holtby. The midfielder looks like he's picked up a slight knock on his ankle.

42 minThe hosts are giving as good as good as they're getting as we move towards the end of the first half here at the DW Stadium. They don't have the flair of Spurs but they're fighting hard in midfield.

44 minCHANCE! Tottenham come close to going back in front as Bale heads over from Defoe's cross. The winger jumped highest at the back post but just couldn't keep his effort down.

45+1 minSAVE! A bit of a scramble in the Wigan area as Defoe tries to get his shot away. However, the striker takes too long and is snuffed out before Robles comes off his line to deny Parker. Meanwhile, Gomez is booked for a foul on Holtby.

45+3 minHALF TIME: WIGAN 1-1 SPURS

3.50pmThe half-time whistle goes at the DW Stadium and the sides go in level at 1-1.

3.52pmWigan's afternoon got off to a disastrous start as some indecision between Robles and Figueroa allowed Bale to open the scoring, but the hosts fought back instantly thanks to Boyce's equaliser from a corner.

3.54pmAll in all, that was a very entertaining opening 45 minutes of football. Spurs have dominated for the majority, but Wigan are still very much in this thanks to some resolute defending and the occasional counter-attack.

3.56pmThere are three other matches currently being played in the Premier League so here come the half-time scores...

3.58pmPREMIER LEAGUE HALF-TIME SCORES:

Everton 1-0 Fulham

Southampton 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Stoke City 0-0 Norwich City

45 minOkay then, the players are back out and it will be Wigan to get this second half underway...

48 minGOAL! WIGAN 2-1 SPURS (MCMANAMAN)

49 minWigan lead and it's Callum McManaman with a wonderful strike to put them in front. The youngster collected the ball on the edge of the box before cutting onto his left foot and firing a powerful drive into the top corner. It's hist first Premier League goal and what a time to get it!

51 minSpurs come close to equalising instantly much as Wigan did in the first half but the Welshman heads over Huddlestone's free kick. Replays show that the last touch was a Wigan one, only for a goal kick to be given.

56 minHe might have grabbed his side's opening goal, but Gareth Bale has been very quiet this afternoon.

58 minA moment of panic in the Spurs penalty area as Lloris spills Beausejour's cross. However, the Frenchman recovers well to gather the loose ball. Nervy times for the away side right now.

61 minWigan are making life so difficult for Spurs at the moment. The hosts are defending very compactly, holding a great shape and getting plenty of bodies behind the ball.

66 minA great example of Wigan's stifling tactics is in evidence there as Bale gets crowded out by two opponents on the touchline. He was trying to make a trademark darting run into the area but got nowhere near it.

69 minThere are a few tasty tackles flying in from both sides now. Spurs need to keep their calm as they search for an equaliser. Around 20 minutes left in this one and the visitors will know that they still have a chance.

71 minSpurs mess around with the ball down on the left side before Assou-Ekotto finally puts in a cross that Robles gets down to hold.

73 minSUBSTITUTION: The visitors make their final change of the afternoon as Aaron Lennon replaces Scott Parker. Can the winger get his side back into this?

77 minWigan continue to show great stamina here, chasing everything down with real enthusiasm. Spurs haven't been allowed to play today and all credit to the hosts for that.

78 minSUBSTITUTION: Now it's Wigan's turn to make their final change as Roger Espinoza comes on for Jordi Gomez