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Lee McCulloch opened the scoring after he reacted first to tap in the rebound from his own header.
North End then had a goal disallowed as Chris Lucketti pushed McCulloch in the back from a corner.
Alan Mahon extended Wigan's lead after the break with a great finish from Roberts perfectly placed pass.
Ellington the took his career league tally to 100 with two goals to send Preston out of the game before Jason Roberts scored a penatly. The goal his performance deserved.
To cap off a wonderful victory, it meant that the Latics returned to the top of the table.