HUGO Rodallega's stoppage time winner broke Burnley's hearts, and almost certainly turned the Clarets' Premier League survival bid into a mission impossible.

Brian Laws' battlers looked on course for their first goalless draw in 59 games, and would have deserved it, after a determined performance at the DW Stadium.

A point was of no real use to either side in their respective relegation battles, and both tried to win the game.

After a tentative first half, in which Wade Elliott headed a Gary Caldwell header onto the post in response to Burnley's early chances, the two teams went for it after the break.

Graham Alexander narrowly missed the target after a free kick was played short 25 yards out and Martin Paterson volleyed onto the to of the crossbar either side of Elliott again producing a goalline clearance, this time from a Rodallega header.

Brian Jensen later produced two superb saves, from Jason Scotland then Mohamed Diame, but Burnley still had plenty to give and David Nugent was unlucky to be denied by Chris Kirkland after bursting onto substitute Robbie Blake's throughball.

Wigan went forward again, substitute Victor Moses got away from Stephen Jordan to cut inside from the right, and his delivery was cruelly headed in by Rodallega at the far post.