Player Ratings: Bolton 1-2 Wigan

The young keeper was hardly tested in the first half, he did claim some crosses well but left the rest to his defence to clear. He had to be awake to save a low Di Santo shot in the closing minutes of the first half, turning the ball away with a strong right hand. However he could do nothing about Caldwell’s close range header in the 43rd minute. He was only able to parry Moses’ 76th-minute shot into the path of McArthur who punished his error and struck Wigan’s second goal.

A tough afternoon against Moses who twisted and turned his way past him on numerous occasions, luckily for the Icelandic international he also has good pace so he was able to stop the winger causing too much trouble inside the penalty area.

The tall centre-half coped well with anything that was thrown in the air towards Di Santo but some of the neat passing football the visitors had caught him out.

The full-back was in control against Gomez who tried to take him on but was generally denied by some good tackling.

The central defender was strong in the air and dominant against Di Santo, heading ball clear for fun but he let his guard slip just before half time as Caldwell rose above him to head home for the visitors.

He was very lively down the wing and was the man to give the home side some impetus in their attacking play. He was replaced by Tuncay in the second half.

He worked well with Reo-Coker and broke well from midfield but they were always trying to get the ball off McCarthy and McArthur. He got his side back into the game with an absolute screamer in the second half, firing a left foot shot into the top corner giving Al-Habsi no chance.

Worked hard in the centre of the pitch but he struggled against the impressive partnership of McCarthy and McArthur.

He may not have played for nearly two months but the Bolton captain looked good, winning balls in the air against Figueroa and linking neatly with his midfield. However, sights of goal were few and far between meaning a frustrating afternoon. He was replaced by Klasnic midway through the second half.

The striker had a tough afternoon mainly spent with his back to goal, closely marked by Alcaraz. When he was able to get the ball into his feet he linked well with Eagles but he didn’t test Al-Habsi with any shots.

The former Bolton stopper barely had to get his gloves dirty as Bolton’s lacklustre attacks produced few shots. His command of the penalty area and distribution were very good and he will be pleased with his performance against his old club. There was nothing he could do about Davies’ equaliser as the ball arrowed into the top corner from the edge of the area.

The Paraguayan returned to the Wigan starting line-up and gave a calm and collected performance against Ngog and Davies. He was strong in the air and very good with the ball at his feet.

The Wigan captain had a great game defensively, keeping very close to Kevin Davies and competing for every ball in the air with the striker. He was also a danger at the other end and rose above Wheater in the 43rd minute to open the scoring for the Latics.

Playing as a wing-back when attacking and an orthodox full-back in defence, the experienced defender had a good game without ever really excelling. He gave good support to Gomez down the right.

He had a good game without ever really standing out, everything he did was neat and tidy, he linked up well with Beausejour down the left and stuck close to the Bolton forwards as they tried to get themselves back into the game.

An inspired performance from the Irishman in the centre of the pitch, he worked brilliantly with McArthur and ran the game with their breaks from midfield and their tough tackling when Bolton had possession.

The winger was at his creative best in this game as he terrorised the Bolton defence with his direct running and neat skills. His build-up play is second to none, he is a real weapon for Wigan but his final ball and his shooting lack the quality Roberto Martinez needs.

He is undoubtedly a good footballer but his build-up play and skill are let down by his eagerness to fall over and try to con the referee. On a couple of occasions the Spaniard fell over in the penalty area with no-one near him, much to the frustration of the supporters and his team-mates. He was replaced by Rodallega with 15 minutes to go.

A good performance but he could have offered his team more of an attacking threat down the left. He was marked well by Steinsson and unable to really deliver dangerous crosses for Di Santo to get onto.

He works hard on his own up front and caused Wheater and Knight problems but in front of goal he really lacks that cutting edge, that clinical finishing that Wigan need to get them out of trouble. His link up play with Moses was very good and he created some good openings but couldn’t convert them.