Demba Ba scored twice to ease the pressure on manager Alan Pardew as Newcastle beat 10-man Wigan 3-0 on Monday night.
| Newcastle United | Team Statistics | Wigan Athletic |
| 3 | Goals | 0 |
| 2 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 8 | Shots on Target | 1 |
| 9 | Shots off Target | 5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 87.3 | Passing Success | 84.7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 68.8 | Tackles Success | 76.5 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 54.4 | Territorial Advantage | 45.6 |
| 471 | Total Passes | 459 |
| 22 | Total Crosses | 21 |
| 119 | Lost Balls | 132 |
| 54 | Recoveries | 47 |
| 54.6 | 1st Half Poss. | 45.4 |
| 47.6 | 2nd Half Poss. | 52.4 |