Wigan made the long trip to a sun kissed Boleyn Ground to face Sam Allerdyce’s West Ham side knowing that a victory today would see them out of the bottom three. Wigan manager Roberto Martinez perhaps mindful of the aerial threat of Andy Carroll opted to change around his defensive formation, bringing back captain Gary […]
It’s hard to remember a senior member of the current Wigan squad who has not publicly stated that league survival trumps cup success this year — but no one put it better than Roberto Martinez yesterday in comments to The Guardian, in reference to today’s clash with Manchester City. “In many aspects the […]
Unless you have been on another planet you will all know that this is the dress rehearsal for the final of the most loved cup competition on the globe. Wigan Athletic travel the short distance for a local Premiership game against last season’s champions & probably this season’s runner’s up Manchester City. With a […]
History made, as final beckons for Wigan by Ned . Wigan Athletic made history today after a professional performance at Wembley saw off Millwall to secure a spot in their first ever FA Cup final. The 2-0 scoreline was probably a fair outcome given the number of chances created on either side, while the quality […]
A goal in either half from the Maloney and McManaman ensures Wigan’s comfortable progress into their first ever F.A.Cup Final, sending their 20,000 plus supporters into paroxysms of delight at a rain sodden Wembley Stadium. Much of the previous week’s build up had been centred around Wigan’s inability to sell out their allocation but […]
Latics record against The Lions in all competitions is P20 W5 D6 L9 but that has been spread since the 1935 FA Cup match in which we lost 4-1. The main bulk of the games being played the eighties, late nineties and subsequently 2000 to 2005, our last meetings both finished 2-0 to WAFC […]
Wigan travelled to London for a crucial relegation battle knowing that a win would open up a ten point gap between themselves and the bottom two and increase the pressure on the sides just outside the relegation zone.
Ten minutes past four on the Sabbath 6th of April as the sun begins to think about going down under the yardarm Wigan Athletic will be looking for three-in-a-row to consolidate Premiership safety. QPR for all the money they have spent, for all the bullish behaviour towards us sit seven points behind the Latics, […]
A game high on effort but low on quality was settled by the one sliver of quality in a largely moribund game. The fact that this quality came from Kone was testimony to his never say die attitude and his willingness to strive for victory when a draw seemed to be the likeliest result.