Middlesbro' 1
Yakubu 67
Wigan Ath 1
Camara(P) 24
Middlesborough 1 Wigan 1 December 09 2006
Aiyegbeni Yakubu's goal spared Middlesbrough a third successive Premiership defeat as Wigan left Teesside with a 1-1 draw.
The Nigerian struck on 66 minutes, converting a James Morrison cross to give his side some reward for a vastly-improved second-half display following a first-half horror show.
Indeed, had it not been for the agility and determination of keeper Mark Schwarzer, the visitors would have had the points wrapped up by half-time.
The Australian produced a string of fine saves to keep his side in it either side of the 24th-minute penalty with which Henri Camara fired Wigan ahead and allow manager Gareth Southgate to get to work on his players during the break.
Whatever he said paid dividends as the Teessiders dominated the second 45 minutes to justify a point.