Wigan 0
Liverpool 1
Benayoun 75
Wigan Athletic 0 Liverpool 1 September 29 2007
Yossi Benayoun ended Liverpool's mini crisis as Wigan suffered a 17th defeat in 17 matches against the Premier League's fabled 'big four'.
Liverpool had the first chance with Chris Kirkland saving a 25-yard drive from Steven Gerrard.
Fernando Torres started and the Liverpool striker had three decent first-half chances.
Torres scuffed one shot and had another blocked by Kirkland, before dragging a scissor kick just wide.
Marcus Bent netted for Wigan on 50 minutes but it was controversially ruled out.
Aghahowa was offside and running back when the ball was played but Bent was onside and fired past Reina.
Benayoun, on in the 56th minute for Fabio Aurelio, broke the deadlock on 75 minutes, beating Kirkland with a shot from just inside the area.
Aghahowa should have buried a header in injury time, but nodded wide and Liverpool held on.