Kalinic sinks Wigan

NIKOLA KALINIC shrugged off his Carling Cup disappointment by scoring a Lancashire derby winner to ease Blackburn’s relegation worries.

Kalinic scored twice in Rovers’ semi-final second-leg showdown at Aston Villa only to end up on the wrong end of the 6-4 scoreline.

But after the Latics’ Gary Caldwell had cancelled out a stunning strike from Morten Gamst Pedersen, Kalinic popped up 14 minutes from time with his sixth goal of the season, and first in the Premier League since his summer move from Hajduk Split.