Cardiff 0-0 Wigan

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Cardiff's Peter Thorne gets a shot away before Ian Breckin's challenge

Wigan kept striker Robert Earnshaw at bay to earn a point at Cardiff's Ninian Park.

Earnshaw began the match with 14 goals to his name - 11 of which had come at home - but Paul Jewell's side produced a solid display to lock out the Wales international.

The prolific City star was lively throughout and brought a good save from John Filan in the first half, but City rarely looked like earning their fifth win of the campaign.

Wigan's focus on the Earnshaw gave Richard Langley time to fire a fourth-minute shot narrowly wide of keeper Filan's post.

The Latics keeper was forced to block a Peter Thorne strike moments later and the forward again came close following excellent build-up from Earnshaw.

Deadlock

At the other end, Geoff Horsfield's six-yard effort forced an alert save from keeper Neil Alexander.

Cardiff continued to produce the better chances and Graham Kavanagh's free-kick deflected inches wide with Filan beaten.

But Filan was frustrating Cardiff and did so again when full-back Rhys Weston fired a low effort goalwards shortly after the interval.

But Horsfield should have punished the hosts with an excellent opportunity which he lifted over the crossbar.

Neither side, however, looked likely to break the deadlock and Paul Jewell replaced Andy Liddell with Gary Teale after 63 minutes in an effort to get his Wigan players going.

Thorne soon showed his frustration by clattering Eaden and earning a yellow card, but the striker could have snatched the points late on when he clipped the top of the bar from Kavanagh's corner.

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Cardiff: Alexander, Weston, Vidmar, Gabbidon, Barker, Boland, Kavanagh, Langley, Bonner, Thorne, Earnshaw. Subs: Campbell, Collins, Croft, Prior, Margetson.

Wigan: Filan, Eaden, Jackson, Breckin, McMillan, Liddell, Bullard, Dinning, Kennedy, Ellington, Horsfield. Subs: Mitchell, Roberts, Walsh, Jarrett, Teale.

Referee: R Styles (Hampshire).