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Winger Antonio Valencia stole the show, setting up Emile Heskey for a clever 10th-minute backheel and Lee Cattermole's 77th-minute effort, while scoring the second goal himself in the 12th minute.

The defeat was Rovers' sixth in succession and they have now not won in 11 Barclays Premier League matches.

Valencia threatened in the second minute when he crossed for Amr Zaki only for Christopher Samba to cut out the danger.

In the 10th minute, the Ecuador winger burst into the area and drilled a pass to the near post where Heskey back-heeled past Paul Robinson.

And two minutes later, Valencia collected Mario Melchiot's header wide on the right before firing low across Robinson and into the far corner.

Blackburn's best chance of the first half came three minutes before the interval when Samba headed over Morten Gamst Pedersen's right-wing corner.

Wigan could have put the game beyond Rovers with Cattermole's looping header beating Robinson but bouncing back off the crossbar.

But Rovers' fate was sealed when Cattermole struck in the 77th minute.

Valencia's cross was dummied by Ryan Taylor on the edge of the area and the unmarked Cattermole curled home right-footed.