Wigan, after this, took the corner, courtesy of Leo.
The delivery was excellent and was met by Whatmough, who rose above his marker and directed his header towards goal, but he just could not keep it down enough, sending the ball over the crossbar without much threat.
Pope turned and collected it from behind his goal while the Wigan players immediately began retreating to their half to combat any sudden counterattacks that Newcastle would try to launch, but it never happened.
"As things stand, we're heading towards a result that neither side would have been completely satisfied with at the start of the afternoon," the commentator said.
"Wigan have led, Newcastle have fought their way back, and we're now only a few minutes away from the ninety-minute mark."
The game restarted, and neither side stopped trying.
Newcastle pushed for one final opening, with Gordon running at the Wigan defence and Isak drifting between the centre-backs.
