Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - AFC Bournemouth vs Wigan Athletic - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 6, 2018 Bournemouth's Steve Cook scores their second goal REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League Bournemouth survived a giant-killing in the FA Cup third round on Saturday by equalising in added time at home to League One (third tier) leaders Wigan Athletic.
Cup winners in 2013, the year they were relegated from the top flight, Wigan led 2-0 at halftime.
Northern Ireland striker Will Grigg put them ahead in only the fourth minute and just before the half-hour mark a free kick by former Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell was deflected in by Bournemouth's American Emerson Hyndman.
Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - AFC Bournemouth vs Wigan Athletic - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 6, 2018 Bournemouth's Jordon Ibe and Andrew Surman applaud the fans after the match REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
The home side, who have only just moved out of the Premier League relegation places, had risked making eight changes.
They made two more with substitutions for the second half and got a goal back through Frenchman Lys Mousset.
Ryan Fraser's free kick then came back off a post, but defender Steve Cook earned a replay in the 92nd minute.
Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - AFC Bournemouth vs Wigan Athletic - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 6, 2018 Bournemouth's Steve Cook scores their second goal REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
(Reporting by Steve Tongue; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - AFC Bournemouth vs Wigan Athletic - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 6, 2018 Wigan Athletic’s Sam Sayed Morsy and Michael Jacobs shake hands with Bournemouth's Lys Mousset, Ryan Fraser and Marc Pugh after the match REUTERS/Peter NichollsSoccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - AFC Bournemouth vs Wigan Athletic - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 6, 2018 Wigan Athletic’s Gavin Massey in action with Bournemouth's Callum Wilson REUTERS/Peter NichollsSoccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - AFC Bournemouth vs Wigan Athletic - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 6, 2018 Wigan Athletic manager Paul Cook restrains assistant manager Leam Richardson REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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