Wigan Athletic 2 Stoke City 0: match report Antolin Alcaraz's header and Victor Moses's late, breakaway strike sealed this deserved win as they out-played Stoke but there was a considerable amount of suffering for Wigan on the way to full-time. They had to endure watching two of the worst misses of the season from Jean Beausejour, who squandered close-range chances while unmarked. And, before the first goal, there was a penalty for handball turned down - which should have been given - against Dean Whitehead. Referee Mark Clattenburg allowed Wigan a reprieve though when Pennant crossed from the right and the ball appeared to strike James McArthur's right hand in the penalty area - but that would have been a harsh decision had it been given. Stoke had another chance when a poor clearance from Emmerson Boyce allowed Jon Walters to try his luck with a snap-shot that went wide. Then came the first of Beausejour's misses as Moses crossed low from the right, presenting him with a simple chance in front of an open goal. Rather than finish, he mis-hit and the ball looped up in the air and missed the target. More frustration for Wigan followed just after half-time as Maloney's shot went on to hit Whitehead on the arm. Their players were justifiably aggrieved. But Wigan's mood was about to change as they went ahead. Beausejour partially made amends for his first miss by sending in a pinpoint cross from the left that was met by a firm 10-yard header from Alcaraz. Wigan were dominant and should have gone further ahead in the 72nd minute when Beausejour produced his second dreadful miss of the afternoon. Ben Watson had sent a deep free-kick from the right and Beausejour, unmarked at the back post, miscued again from close range. It was not to prove costly though, even though they had a late scare when Ricardo Fuller fired wide into the side-netting. The points were finally safe in injury time as Moses raced clear on the counter-attack, found himself one-on-one with Begovic and evaded him before finishing.