NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 WIGAN ATHLETIC 1
NEWCASTLE UTD: Given, Carr, Bramble, Moore, Elliott, Solano, Dyer (Clark 75), Bowyer (Faye 8), N'Zogbia, Shearer, Ameobi (Chopra 18).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Ramage.
WIGAN ATH: Filan, Chimbonda, Jackson (Baines 20), De Zeeuw (Scharner 17), Ziegler, Thompson, Kavanagh, Bullard, McCulloch (Camara 44), Johansson, Roberts.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Teale.
Att: 52,302
Alan Shearer added two more to the Newcastle goalscoring record. A 27th-minute penalty and a second goal on 67 minutes took the 35-year-old's tally for the season to 13 and secured a third successive Premiership victory, setting up a massive showdown with the Mackems on Easter Monday.
Wigan had gone in front courtesy of Jimmy Bullard's fifth-minute free-kick, Shearer's spot-kick had levelled the scores, and Titus Bramble headed the Magpies in front nine minutes before half-time.
Filan had to pull off a fine save to deny Solano on 64 minutes, but he was left helpless seconds later. Chopra's through-ball was perfectly-timed to allow Shearer to beat the offside trap, and he rounded the goalkeeper to fire home.