Wigan boss Kolo Toure bemoaned the 'harsh' penalty decision which saw Sunderland retake the lead at the DW Stadium - insisting the Black Cats do not need any 'help'. Sunderland ran out 4-1 winners against Toure's Latics after the sides went in level at the break when Ellis Simms' opener had been cancelled out by Will Keane.
Wigan had a chance to take the lead just before the hour when only a brilliant challenge from Luke O'Nien denied Callum Lang inside the box. But shortly before the midway point of the second half, a foul by Tom Naylor on sub Patrick Roberts gave fellow sub Ross Stewart the chance to put the Black Cats in front for a second time, and the Scotland international kept a cool head to notch his eighth goal of the season, before Roberts and Amad added further goals late in the game.
"I thought it was a tough result, because the boys gave everything again," said Toure, who has picked up just a single point from his four games in charge of Wigan. "We started the game well, and managed to come back after the disappointment of conceding the first goal.
