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71: Penalty to #SaintsFC!!

@Mgabbia23 is brought down by Dan Burn, who is booked. (0-1)

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GOAL: #WAFC 0-1 #SaintsFC (Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 62’)

A first for the club from the Danish midfielder as he fires home from Tadić’s corner!

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81: Another #SaintsFC substitution as @carrilloguido9 makes way for @ShaneLong7…(0-1)

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87: @Mgabbia23 leaves the field to be replaced by @OriolRomeu for the final few minutes. #saintsfc (0-1)

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FULL TIME: #WAFC 0-2 #SaintsFC

We’re into the last four of the #EmiratesFACup! :innocent:

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90+2: YESSSSSSS!!! @OficialCedric has sealed it! #saintsfc (0-2)

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Into the #EmiratesFACup semi final we go! #WeMarchOn #saintsfc

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#SaintsFC will be ball number 4 in the #EmiratesFACup semi-final draw coming up later this evening: http://sfcne.ws/SFDraw

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Where to stream Wigan v Southampton? Live commentary and confirmed team news ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final

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This is only the second meeting between Wigan and Southampton in the FA Cup, the first ended in a 3-0 win for the Saints in 1986 that Wigan boss Paul Cook featured in.

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The last meeting ended in a 2-2 draw between the two sides in 2013 a Premier League game.

Wigan are aiming to knock out their fourth Premier League club from the FA Cup this season. So far, they have eliminated Bournemouth, West Ham and Manchester City.

However, they come up against a Southampton side who have won 18 out of their last 19 FA Cup ties against lower league opposition.

So how do the two sides line up? Check out the confirmed teams below.

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Wigan vs Southampton 2: Mark Hughes steers new team into FA Cup semi-final

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Mark Hughes can look forward to a trip to Wembley after his first game in charge of Southampton ended League One Wigan Athletic’s hopes of another FA Cup fairy tale.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Cedric Soares’ second half goals settled a fiercely contested quarter-final in treacherous conditions at the DW Stadium, but while this was the victorious start Hughes would have hoped for, it will also have reinforced the scale of the challenge he faces on the South Coast.

Second best in the first half when they were lucky not to be behind, Southampton rallied after the interval, presumably after some strong words from Hughes at half-time. Yet, on another day, they could have shot themselves in the foot as the Welshman was given an early insight into this team’s troubles in front of goal.

Either side of Hojbjerg turning in Dusan Tadic’s corner, a galling sight for Wigan, who had tried and failed to take advantage of so many similar set piece situations before then, Manolo Gabbiadini had offered a very clear snapshot of why goals have been so hard to come by in their battle against Premier League relegation.

It had seemed easier for the Italy striker to miss than score in the 58th minute when a careless back pass from Nathan Byrne presented him with a golden opportunity to score. With only Wigan goalkeeper Christian Walton to beat from eight yards, Gabbiadini fired straight at him. It was a good save but a dreadful miss and there was worse to come for the Italian.

Ten minutes after Hojbjerg scored, Southampton won a penalty when Dan Burn brought down Gabbadini, latching on to Nathan Redmond’s lovely through ball. It was a perfect chance to put the game to bed but Gabbiadini stepped up and watched on forlornly as Walton pushed aside his spotkick.

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Wigan vs Southampton LIVE: FA Cup quarter-final

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Giant-killers Wigan Athletic of the third tier, who eliminated Manchester City in the fifth round, bid to continue their dream FA Cup run against a relegation-threatened Southampton side looking to find form under newly appointed manager Mark Hughes.

Following the sacking of Mauricio Pellegrino on Monday evening, Hughes was appointed this week and took charge of his first training session on Thursday ahead of this tie.

He has been tasked with keeping Southampton in the Premier League, so this could be seen as the perfect opening match for him to assess his players with the pressure off and the potential of a morale-boosting place in the FA Cup semi-finals at stake.

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Wigan 0-2 Southampton: Saints get first win under Mark Hughes to progress in FA Cup

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Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg gets first goal for Southampton against Wigan

Hughes, sacked by Stoke in January, took charge at Southampton on Wednesday following the dismissal of Mauricio Pellegrino.

And he guided Saints to a routine win in his first game after beating League One outfit Wigan 2-0 at the DW Stadium.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg got his first goal for the club in the 62nd minute, arriving late from a scrappy corner.

Wigan goalkeeper Christian Walton kept his side in the tie by saving Manolo Gabbiadini’s penalty on 72 minutes.

But the hosts failed to find an equaliser before full-back Cedric found Southampton’s second deep into stoppage time.

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Premier League relegation fight: Who is favourite to lose their Premier League status?

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The relegation race is heating up as the Premier League season draws to a close.

West Bromwich Albion are all but down, but there are just five points separating Stoke in 19th and Newcastle in 13th.

But who are the favourites to lose their top flight status and drop down to the Championship at the end of the campaign?

Courtesy of SunBets, talkSPORT.com reveal the relegation odds for the 12 teams they are available for.

And you can see the odds, ranked from least to most likely to be relegated, by clicking the right arrow, above…

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The perfect start! :innocent: #saintsfc

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Charlie Austin, starter of six games in all competitions this season, is still #SaintsFC’s top goalscorer for 2017/… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/975366848698048512

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 18/03/2018 16:39:54

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| PREVIEW: Wigan Athletic vs. Southampton: Start time, team news, stats, how to watch the FA Cup quarter-final on TV …SBNATIONSTMARYSMUSINGS |
| | Mark Hughes brings in Sofiane Boufal and Manolo GabbiadiniEUROSPORTUK |
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| | Wigan v Southampton Team News: Mark Hughes Makes Changes As Gabbiadini And Boufal StartTHESPORTSMAN |

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#SaintsFC boss Mark Hughes praised his players for refusing to join #WAFC’s list of #EmiratesFACup victims: http://sfcne.ws/MHpostWAa

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