Jean Beausejour put the Latics in front when a McManaman cross was not cleared. Davide Santon levelled but Kone won it from a corner which Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa appeared to handle. The 20-year-old was eventually stretchered off after lengthy treatment.Although McManaman did clip the ball, it was his follow through into Haidara's knee that did the damage. Newcastle's coaching staff reacted angrily and, along with Wigan first-team coach Graham Barrow, Carver saw red at half-time after scuffling as the teams headed for the tunnel. McManaman beat Haidara and lifted over a delivery that Santon could not clear, allowing Beausejour to pounce and drill home a low shot.More Wigan chances followed, with Shaun Maloney seeing his curling shot saved and only a last-ditch challenge from Jonas Gutierrez denying James McCarthy after the midfielder burst clear.And Newcastle remained on the backfoot immediately after the break, with only a smart block by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa denying McManaman.McManaman was taken off before the hour mark, bringing boos from the travelling Newcastle fans. The win leaves Wigan three points adrift of safety, with a game in hand on fourth-bottom Aston Villa.McManaman was not punished for a high lunge on Haidara and Magpies assistant John Carver was sent off after trying to confront the forward at half-time.But Newcastle will feel aggrieved, firstly by how McManaman escaped a card for his dangerous challenge and also over Figueroa's handball to flick on the cross that led to Kone's scrambled winner.
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