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Aston Villa v Wigan 15:00 Aston Villa have a mountain to climb after losing their last two games 8-0 (against Chelsea) and 4-0 (against Spurs) One shining light for Villa has been Christian Benteke, who has had 50 shots at goal, the tenth highest in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index. Of the […]
Wigan v Arsenal, Saturday 12:45 – Wigan remain in the bottom three of the Premier League after losing 2-1 to Norwich in their last outing. A Shaun Maloney goal wasn’t enough to secure victory over the Canaries and Wigan are struggling to turn some good football into goals. – Maloney’s goal was his […]
Wigan v QPR 15:00 – After starting the season in fine form Wigan come into this game after back to back defeats at the hands of Manchester City and Newcastle United. They will be without defender Maynor Figueroa whose red card and penalty early on against Newcastle set the Latics on the road to […]
Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester City (20:00)  Jordi Gomez was the hat-trick hero in a dramatic win last weekend, which gave Wigan a four-point cushion to the relegation zone. Visiting champions City are yet to lose in the league this season, but visit a stadium where Wigan have scored eleven times in seven home games […]
Wigan Athletic vs. Reading (15:00)  The 3-0 defeat at Liverpool last weekend was disheartening for many Wigan Athletic fans. A home game against one of the league’s strugglers will be a good chance to recover though, and the Latics will be well up for this one:  –         Gary Caldwell (one every 10 minutes […]
Liverpool vs. Wigan, Saturday 15:00 Â After earning a well-deserved point away at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Liverpool will be looking to stay ahead of Wigan in the league. Currently there is just one point separating the sides sitting in 13th and 14th position respectively. – Liverpool are unbeaten in 6 league games but […]
Wigan v West Brom, Saturday 15:00 Following their surprise win at White Hart Lane last weekend, Wigan welcomed high flying West Brom to the DW Stadium. Last week’s win over a lacklustre Tottenham moved Roberto Martinez’s side up to 13th in the table, joining Liverpool on 11 points. James McCarthy had his running boots on […]
Tottenham v Wigan, Saturday 15:00 Gareth Bale and Clint Dempsey were both on target for Spurs against Southampton as they sealed a 2-1 victory Bale’s goal was his third of the season and the talented winger may feel his luck is changing. Bale has had 29 shots at goal so far with an impressive 62% […]
Wigan v West Ham, Saturday 15:00 A superb improvised finish by Emmerson Boyce was not enough to secure victory for Wigan against Swansea in their last game Arouna Kone thought he had equalized the scores to 2-2, but his effort was ruled out for offside Kone is second in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index […]
Swansea v Wigan 15:00 – Two of Swansea’s stars of the season, Michu and Wayne Routledge, were on target in their 2-2 draw with Reading in their last Premier League game – The pair are now ranked 20th and 23rd in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index respectively, having scored seven goals between them, almost […]
Wigan v Everton, Saturday 15:00 – 10-man Wigan fell to a 1-0 defeat away to Sunderland last weekend. The visitors enjoyed a strong opening spell at the Stadium of Light, with Arouna Kone and James McCarthy both going close, but struggled somewhat in the second half following Jordi Gomez’s dismissal. – James McCarthy ran further than […]
Positives: winning, being unbeaten, Mignolet’s world class shot-stopping, Fletcher’s Fifth… Negatives: matched and menaced by Wigan for half the match, unable to build on a lead even against 10 men. Maybe we should acquire the wonderful gift identified by a certain Scottish bard: ‘to see oursel’s as others see us!’ Over to our resident Burns […]
Sunderland v Wigan 15:00 – Steven Fletcher was again the difference for Sunderland as they drew 1-1 away to West Ham. Martin O’Neill will undoubtedly be concerned as his side’s poor away form in the league stretched on for yet another week. – Sunderland defender Titus Bramble has divided opinion throughout his Premier League career, […]
Man United v Wigan, Saturday 15:00 – A superb hat-trick from new Manchester United talisman Robin van Persie was enough to prise three points away from Southampton. Prolific though he may have been at the start of this season, Robin van Persie has the potential to be even more lethal in front of goal. According […]
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West Ham v Fulham – 12:45 • After a promising start to the season with a 1-0 victory over Villa, Swansea brought West Ham back down to earth subjecting them to a 3-0 defeat at the weekend • Mark Noble once again covered the most ground for the Hammers with 6.67 miles • Noble also […]