West Brom 1-0 Wigan: Bakary Sako sends Baggies into the fourth-round

Bakary Sako scored his first goal for West Brom as they eased into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of fellow Championship side Wigan with a 1-0 win at the Hawthorns. Bakary Sako scores his first goal for West Brom as they ease into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Wigan The Mali international finds the back of the net with 31 minutes on the clock as his header goes in off the bar Sako is congratulated by his team-mates after making the most of a rare start given to him by boss Darren Moore West Brom had won 2-0 when the sides met in the league at the same venue on Boxing Day and both teams were much changed from their last outings. MATCH FACTS West Brom: Bond, Holgate, Adarabioyo, Bartley, Townsend, Brunt, Field, Harper, Hoolahan, Sako, Leko Subs not used: Mears, Palmer, Howkins, Fitzwater Goalscorers: Sako 31 Booked: Brunt, Field Wigan: Jones, Byrne, Dunkley, Kipre, Naismith, Lee Evans, Connolly, Da Silva Lopes, Windass, McManaman, Grigg Subs not used: Walton, Vaughan, Garner Booked: Byrne, Connolly Referee: Keith Stroud West Brom goalkeeper Jonathan Bond kept the scores level after 10 minutes when he dived to his left to keep out a low shot from Will Grigg at the expense of a corner. Wigan's Leonardo Da Silva Lopes attempts to track the run of West Brom's Conor Townsend during the match West Brom's Rakeem Harper gets his foot on the ball and plays it forwards as Lee Evans attempts to make a challenge West Brom midfielder Chris Brunt barges into Wigan's Josh Windass as they tussle for the ball near the touchline Jonathan Leko was the next West Brom player to race clear but his right-foot shot from the left side of the area went across goal and well wide of the target.