Monday 18 March 2013 17:16, UK
The FA will await referee Mark Halsey's match report before deciding what action, if any, to take against Wigan striker Callum McManaman.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said after the match: "It is an awful challenge. The pictures speak for themselves. I thought it was a bad challenge and I was 60 yards from the incident. "The players knew because they were on top of it and there was a lot of bad feeling about that incident when it goes unpunished. He (Halsey) said 'If I've missed it I apologise' - that was at half-time." Wigan boss Roberto Martinez defended the character of his player but admitted that it had looked a bad challenge. He said: "I can't really comment too much because I haven't seen the action but I can guarantee that Callum McManaman is a young man full of talent and in his debut probably showed the enthusiasm that you expect, but he's not a malicious player."