By Far The Greatest Team

Wigan v Aston Villa 16:00   – Wigan’s fate was confirmed on Tuesday evening as, just days after their remarkable FA Cup Final triumph over Manchester City, they were beaten 4-1 at the Emirates by Arsenal and relegated to the Championship.   – Wigan look to have unearthed a real gem in Callum McManaman but [...]

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West Brom v Wigan, 15:00    – West Brom saw off Southampton last weekend with a 0-3 victory with proved to be a dramatic affair with three players sent off.    – Gareth McAuley will have an incredibly important role this weekend, structuring a defence against a Wigan side who will be battling for their [...]

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Wigan v Tottenham, 15:00   – Wigan fell to a 2-0 defeat away to West Ham last weekend as they remained in the bottom three going into their final five matches of the season.   – Maynor Figueroa continues to enhance his already glowing reputation as the season draws to a close. Not only has [...]

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West Ham v Wigan 15:00   – West Ham led twice against Manchester United in their mid week fixture, with goals from Ricardo Vaz Te and Mohammed Diame cancelled out twice in a 2-2 draw.   – Winston Reid is one of a number of players to have shone at Upton Park this season, and [...]

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Manchester City v Wigan, 19:45    – Manchester City are on something of a roll at the moment, having now won 4 out of their last fixtures, and dispatching with Man Utd and Chelsea in their last two. They will be looking to sustain any hope of  retaining their title when they meet relegation-threatened Wigan [...]

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Callum McManaman, who has played for Wigan since he was 16-years-old, is a name most football fans are familiar with because of his HORROR TACKLE on Newcastle’s Massadio Haidara last month. However, it has become apparent that the 21-year-old is actually a half decent player, and after scoring in the FA Cup 5th Round, quarter-final [...]

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Millwall fans fought each other and the police in their club’s 2-0 defeat to Wigan in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

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BBC have revealed that Wigan Athletic have sold just two thirds of their ticket allocation for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final with Millwall. An indicator that modern day football is beyond the affordable for the average fan, perhaps, or maybe a result of the Lancashire club being predominantly a Rugby town. Still, with a population of [...]

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Wigan v Norwich 15:00   – Wigan claimed a 2-1 victory over Newcastle last time out, a last minute Arouna Kone bagging the Lactics a vital three points given their current predicament at the foot of the Premier League.   – Roberto Martinez will be looking for much greater defensive consistency from Franco Di Santo [...]

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The FA yesterday announced that Callum McManaman would not face an FA charge over his challenge on Massadio Haïdara at the weekend, following the daily replays and image stills in the media. Whilst some fans have expressed their outrage, the decision should have come as no surprise, as the FA aren’t about to break their own rules [...]

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Wigan v Newcastle, 16:00   – Wigan’s last effort in the league was a 0-4  defeat at home to Liverpool, a result they will be keen to banish from memory with the arrival of another dangerous outfit in Newcastle this weekend.   – Maynor Figueroa continues to be a bastion of strength in defence for [...]

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Wigan v Liverpool, Saturday 17:30   – Roberto Martinez’s Wigan secured a vital win last week in a 3-0 victory over Reading. All the goals came in quick succession as Wigan hammered a dazed Royal outfit, including a brace from Arouna Kone and another from Maynor Figueroa.   – James McCarthy continues to be key to [...]

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- Reading face Wigan on the back of consecutive 2-1 defeats at the hands of Manchester United in the Cup and Stoke in the Barclays Premier League.   – Jobi McAnuff was on target against United and Adrian Mariappa against Stoke. Despite his cup goal, McAnuff is yet to score in the Premier League despite [...]

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Chelsea v Wigan, Saturday 15:00   – Goals from Frank Lampard and Juan Mata were not enough to overcome a spirited Newcastle as the reigning European Champions returned to London empty-handed after a 3-2 defeat.   – Frank Lampard has been in superb form in recent weeks and looks to have turned Chelsea around on offering [...]

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Stoke v Wigan, 19:45   Stoke have been one of the best teams in the league defensively this season, but will need to return to that form to halt a run which has seen them concede ten goals in their last three Premier League games.   The most recent defeat was a 3-1 loss against [...]

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Pete Sixsmith did not expect to be at  the DW Stadium. His original plan involved a trip to Bitton, not far  from Bristol, to see Shildon in the FA Vase but he wisely changed his  mind even before all Saturday’s games in the competition were called  off. So he became one of the 5,000 candidates [...]

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Wigan v Sunderland 15:00   – Wigan managed to claim a deserved point after a Franco di Santo goal secured a 1-1 draw against Fulham last weekend. Given the amount of chances his side created, Roberto Martinez may have been disappointed not to be have taken all three points but it was a performance to [...]

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Fulham v Wigan, Saturday 15:00   – Fulham secured an excellent 1-2 away win against West Brom last time out, Dimitar Berbatov and Alex Kacaniklic registering for the Cottagers. It was a very important win for Martin Jol’s improving side, as they became only the third side to win at the Hawthorns this season, the Baggies [...]

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