Newcastle punish 10-man Wigan

[Shola Sholaz]

Demba Ba struck twice as Newcastle ended a run of four straight defeats with victory over 10-man Wigan.
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Latics defender Maynor Figueroa was sent off in the 12th minute after he broughtdown Papiss Cisse in the box.
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Ba smashed home the penalty and added a second eight minutes later when he pounced on an Ali Al-Habsi spill.