Pavlyuchenko leads Spurs to victory

The win against Steve Bruce's men came courtesy of two goals from knockout specialist Roman Pavlyuchenko, who has also scored in every round of the Carling Cup, and Luka Modric's diving header.

Henri Camara pulled a goal back for the visitors with three minutes left to give them brief hope but the hosts avoided the replay they were dreading that would stretch their thin squad.

Modric had the first effort for the hosts, exchanging passes with Pavlyuchenko then firing the wrong side of the post; then debutant goalkeeper Richard Kingson had to be watchful when Gareth Bale swung a free-kick just over his crossbar.

Kingson was left stranded when David Bentley's cross was met by Kevin Kilbane - but the defender's clearaSpurs took the lead seven minutes into the second half after Fraizer Campbell raced through and took the ball around Kingson before feeling a touch from the goalkeeper and going down.

Pavlyuchenko took the spot-kick and sent Kingson the wrong way, his eighth of the season after arriving from Spartak Moscow.nce went wide to the relief of the visitors.

Camara thought he had sight of an equaliser when he took advantage of a Michael Dawson mistake to go clean through, only for Jonathan Woodgate to dash back and make a last-ditch tackle.

Redknapp apologised to Steve Bruce after Spurs' second goal as substitute Maynor Figueroa was down injured after a kick in the face from Dawson.

Heurelho Gomes started the move with a long throw but then yelled to team-mates to put the ball into touch - but play carried on and the ball was worked to Jamie O'Hara. O'Hara's shot came off the post and Modric, who was losing his footing, stumbled into a diving header to place the ball into the empty net.

Wigan were given hope when the ball ricocheted to Camara and he tucked his finish away from close range - but Pavlyuchenko added the third in stoppage time with a long-range drive.