But it is the biggest game in the club’s history, so we decided to write this up as an add-on. If you haven’t already, please do give our preview a read. In the meantime, here is the traditional match preview. While defending champions Manchester City were busy resting their eight of their starting XI […]
A poor performance with too many players performing below their normal levels saw Wigan lose at home to Swansea and lose the opportunity to move out of the bottom three. Roberto Martinez made three changes from the side which performed credibly at West Bromwich, Espinoza replacing the injured Beausejour and two tactical changes the re-introduction […]
Following a nail-biting win at West Bromwich, Wigan Athletic entertain Swansea City at the DW Stadium on Tuesday evening. Since the Welsh team’s return to the top flight, Latics have been unable to beat them. The Swans won their last match at the DW with two beautifully taken goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson in March […]
A rollercoaster of a game saw Wigan come back twice to secure a late winner from Callum McManaman to give fresh impetus to Wigan’s perennial battle to escape relegation
“I don’t think they’ll get an easy game here. Not too many teams come to the Hawthorns and get an easy game, and I don’t think that will be the case this weekend.” The words of West Bromwich manager, Steve Clarke, when discussing Saturday’s visit of Wigan Athletic. Clarke had also previously stated his […]
Sneaking under the radar, Wigan Athletics Under18 team will play Rochdale in the Lancashire FA Youth Cup Final at Spotland on Wednesday 1st May, with a 2pm kick-off. Latics secured their place with a semi-final penalty shoot-out win against PNE.
A thrilling encounter at the DW Stadium ended two goals apiece as Tottenham and Wigan put a dent in each other’s contrasting ambitions. Spurs, chasing a Champions League spot after being cruelly denied one last season, started strongly but found themselves 2-1 down for the bulk of the second half. Wigan’s committed and organized […]
A potentially season ending injury to Maynor Figueroa marred what was a superb team performance from Wigan who must be wondering how they didn’t leave the DW Stadium the winners against high flying Tottenham.
Wigan Athletic face a resurgent Tottenham side currently in fifth position, desperate to reach the top four and a thereby gain a place in the lucrative Champions League. Very difficult opposition for a team like Wigan, in the relegation zone. The nerves will be jangling for both Latics and Spurs, with so much at […]
Injury forced Antolin Alcaraz to leave the field after 15 minutes. Up to that point Wigan Athletic had taken the game to the home team and looked confident and composed. The psychology changed after the Paraguayan went off. Once again, playing the better football, Wigan were to come home pointless. Roberto Martinez had brought […]