Sentences with phrase «while wigan»

West Ham and Wolves do battle at Upton Park in what is definitely a six - pointer, there's a London derby between high - flying Tottenham and Fulham at White Hart Lane while Wigan and Newcastle seek a positive opening to the New Year with victory in the final match of the weekend, which will be shown LIVE on Sky Sports.

The Tigers are among the front - runners to lift this season's title while Wigan have won two of the last four Grand Finals.

However, in the same successful period they did only manage five goals, while Wigan are the lowest scoring home side in the Premier League.

Arsenal needed to win in order to remain in the driving seat for Champions League qualification, while Wigan, who were crowned FA Cup champions just 3 days earlier, needed a win to survive.

A win for either side would not be sufficient as to lift them out of the relegation zone, but it would be progress nonetheless; visitors Blackburn have failed to win any of their previous six while Wigan are on a retched run of eight straight defeats!

Walsall had the more difficult task against Fleetwood while Wigan and Bury were facing the bottom two Morecambe and Burnley, but all three had comfortable wins, Wigan and Bury recording 3 - 0 victories and Wigan recording a 5 - 1 victory against Morecambe.

Leeds are looking like the treble - winning team of 2015 while Wigan, who have been contending with a raft in injuries of late, came up just short against Hull FC last time out.

Only four managers have outwitted Pep Guardiola this season, and while Wigan's Paul Cook, Shakhtar Donetsk's Paulo Fonseca and Basel's Raphaël Wicky w -LRB-...)

Not exact matches

OK, so they managed a creditable 0 - 0 draw at Wigan last weekend, although the decision to bring back Leroy Lita from his loan spell at Charlton smacked of desperation, while the Daily Mirror report tension in the camp ahead of Saturday's game against Spurs.

Defender Pablo Zabaleta is suspended for his sending off against Wigan in the FA Cup final, while Scott Sinclair is sidelined.

Your comparing arsenal winning back to back Fa cups while adding world class players to an already talented squad who has learned how to play against the big teams to f*ckin Portsmouth and Wigan?

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan broke his leg while playing for Blackburn Rovers in the 1960 FA Cup final, and Martinez said: «You could sense that in the dressing room — everyone wanted to see the chairman at Wembley.»

Tevez was arrested for allegedly driving while disqualified on Thursday, an offence that carries a maximum six - month jail term, but he scored three times and made two goals at the Etihad Stadium as City joined Wigan in the last four.

Wigan defender Emmerson Boyce (hamstring) is rated only 50 - 50 for tomorrow's trip to Everton, while defenders Steven Gohouri (calf) and Antolin Alcaraz (thigh) are getting closer to full fitness.

Bank Holiday football from the Championship continues as Newcastle look to take maximum points as they face Ipswich at Portman Road this afternoon while Brighton take on Wigan (KO 15:00).

Scotland under - 21 international Love, who can play at full - back or in midfield, made his senior debut for Manchester United last season, playing in both the Premier League and UEFA Europa League while also enjoying a successful spell on loan at Wigan Athletic.

Quadruple - chasing Manchester City have to get past Wigan in their fifth - round tie on Monday evening but victory over the Latics will set them up for a home clash with Southampton in the last eight, while United will face Brighton in a repeat of the 1983 final.

Adam Bogdan's season is over after he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury while in action for Wigan at the weekend.

Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic are not included while not all the interviewees come across as sympathetic — notably David Haythornthwaite of AFC Fylde who nails his preferences for the UK Independence party to the mast — while Tueart says that he still regards fellow interlocutor Joe Royle as a mate but that the latter probably doesn't regard him as one after sacking him from the hot seat at Man City.

With Arsenal on a recent patch of bad form, a Wigan team with only one win in their last seven games could be tricky, especially as the DW stadium pitch isn't suited at all to Arsenals football, while we all know Wigan's famous support can be there 12th man.

Rubin Kazan and Wigan will continue their battle for supremacy in Group D in the Russian city, while Zulte Waregem are looking for their first win at Maribor.

Sir Alex has a few worries in central midfield as Darren Fletcher is ruled out due to an ankle injury suffered in the last game against Wigan while Paul Scholes is also struggling with a groin injury sustained in midweek against Rangers.

Wigan have now scored just three times in their last seven league games, all of which were defeats while only one of those goals were scored whilst out on their travels.

Keane, a product of United's academy, scored just one goal while on loan at Preston, and previously had stints with Wigan Athletic, Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday.

Furthermore, Spurs haven't had continuity at the back from some time now, while recently they struggled to overcome a number of teams struggling with relegation at the foot of the table, drawing with the likes of West Ham, Wigan and Wolves.

With the Premier League fight for survival just past the halfway stage of the 2012/2013 campaign, history suggests that there is no hope for Reading, while it is a case of déjà vu for the likes of Queens Park Rangers and Wigan Athletic.

Their 1 - 1 draw with relegation threatened Wigan last Saturday extended their run without winning to three games, their manager is once again having problems with his health while big names are rumoured to be on their way out in the summer, that despite reports suggesting midfielder Stewart Downing, who has been one of their stand - out performers this term but is a rumoured target of Liverpool's, is in talks regarding a new contract.

Port Vale won at Preston who are one of seven teams still looking for a first win, while Carlisle also won on the road at Wigan who were champions last season but, like Wrexham, have only one point from their first five games.

By the same token, Blackburn haven't beaten a» Big Four» this season, home nor away, and so while avoiding defeat would complete a decent look set of home results against the league's elite teams, they would love a win and could very well get one against an Arsenal side reeling after their last away loss at Wigan Athletic.

Rovers currently occupy 18th place, the first of three relegation spots, but victory on Saturday at home to 17th placed Wigan Athletic would guarantee Blackburn's stint in the bottom three would be a brief one, while even a draw would stand them in good stead of escaping the drop zone, although victory is somewhat imperative considering fixtures as golden as this, against a team in close proximity and a fixture they would highly rate their chances in, don't come around too often.

So it's all to play for still, while a win would put them up level on points with Wigan and Aston Villa.

Blackburn suffered their second successive defeat last weekend as they were beaten 4 - 3 at Wigan, while elsewhere Newcastle were storming back from 4 - 0 down to draw 4 - 4 with title - chasing Arsenal.

Bolton, meanwhile, were unconvincing against York first time out and required a replay in order to oust out - of - sorts Wigan, while their away form has been atrocious for months now — beaten in seven successive away matches before their midweek triumph in Wigan.

But Fulham do merit favouritism and will take some beating on their own patch by a Bolton side whom while they were 1 - 0 winners away at Wigan during the week, were previously stuck in a right old rut having lost seven away matches on the spin.

Two of City's rare slip - ups this season have come on Monday nights as hopes of an unprecedented quadruple were ended by a shock FA Cup defeat at third - tier Wigan last month, while Everton escaped with a 1 - 1 draw from the Etihad Stadium back in August.

Elsewhere, Liverpool lost at home to Wigan, while Manchester City's title challenge looks to be stuttering after they could only muster a draw at Stoke, thanks to a fantastic goal from Peter Crouch.

This is a fixture they were beaten 1 - 0 in at home last August, and while there is plenty of evidence to suggest revenge might be on the cards, if the Toffees can come unstuck at Aston Villa and Wigan then I see no reason why QPR, who aren't playing all that bad and are in urgent need of a morale - boosting victory, won't cause them further problems at Loftus Road.

While the minnows can produce a shock from time to time, the fact that Maribor lost to Championship side Wigan in the Europa League last year shows what a task they face to get anything from this group.

While we are on the topic of Fulham's tenacious nature, having fought hard for draws in their last four visits to Wigan in the league, we thought we better point out just why the Cottager are so resilient.

However, more alarming is the fact Birmingham haven't managed a goal at home for over two hours, while the only player to have scored at St. Andrews in a Birmingham shirt this season is that of Craig Gardner, whom will sit out the side's next three league fixtures with suspension following his red card offence at home to Wigan Athletic last Saturday.

It's Walsall who travel to Preston this week while leaders Blackpool are also on the road at Wigan.

Goals have been the biggest problem area, failing to score at the weekend away at Wigan, when losing 1 - 0, while the two they crated and converted at West Ham are nothing to write home about; a pently and a defensive error against the side rooted to the bottom of the table.

While Arsenal weren't as poor as they were against Wigan, there was still a slightly strange lack of urgency when the Gunners got the ball.

However, it's also worth baring in mind that Wigan have only won three times away from home this season, while they've won just one of their last nine away fixtures, which speaks volumes about why Wigan are in such a precarious league position.

The 24 - year - old's most recent senior action came on loan with Wigan Athletic in the Championship last season, while this term he has played 12 matches for Everton's Under - 23 side.

Blackpool have been conceding goals like there's no tomorrow — conceding 15 in their last 5 games alone — while points on the road for Wigan have been at a premium in the new year; the Latics registering just 3 from a possible 18.

They're in great form at The Reebok, not losing their in four games, while there are others positives like Bolton not conceding in 360 minutes of action at home, whilst they slammed four home in their last home fixture in a 4 - 0 rout of Wigan Athletic.

Wigan were relegated after a 1 - 0 defeat at Reading while Blackburn improved their chances of staying up with a 1 - 0 win against Aston Villa.

The Red Devils eased their way past Huddersfield to make into the final eight while the Citizens, who are the 7/4 favourites with bet365 * (betting odds taken at 00:26 a.m. on February 19th, 2018) to win the FA Cup this season, will look to join them in the quarter finals with a win out at Wigan on Monday night.

Ian Holloway now has a big job on his hands keeping his players grounded following their Wigan romp, as it's understandable that the player's confidence levels are rightly sky - high, while fans will now be expecting the Tangerines to push on following that emphatic win, although their very next fixture is one against the most technical sides in the country, arguably Europe in Arsenal so they'll have their work cut out keeping the scoring down to a minimum let alone obtaining a positive result.