Sentences with phrase «bottom wigan»

Wigan Athletic were the visitors to Stamford Bridge, a team Chelsea have had a ball against in recent encounters — scoring 14 in the last two league meetings alone — yet not even the presence of rock - bottom Wigan could inspire Chelsea.

Blackpool are 17th, level on points with third from bottom Wigan who have a slightly inferior goal difference (1 goal); just one win in eight has resulted in Stoke slipping to 14th, five - points above the drop - zone.

Rock - bottom Wigan were booed off as manager Roberto Martinez suffered more misery at the DW Stadium, this time at the hands of former club Swansea.

However, they are also one of only two sides yet to keep a clean sheer, along with second from bottom Wigan, which I suppose isn't to be surprised: Lambert likes his team to play on the front foot but also to get forward in numbers, which, evidentially, leaves them vulnerable at the back − especially against teams the like of Liverpool, who offensively have a wealth of creativity and fire - power.

-- Blackburn begin the weekend four points adrift of safety and only one above rock - bottom Wigan Athletic, with Rovers still searching for their first league win since their 4 - 3 defeat of Arsenal at home on 17 September (their only win of the season thus far).

Just three teams have accrued less points on their own patch than Rangers (10 from a possible 36; W2 D4 L6), who have won one − a 3 - 1 success against rock - bottom Wigan − and lost three of their last four at Loftus Road, where they were beaten 2 - 1 by Wolves in their last home game.

Last time out they drew 0 - 0 with rock - bottom Wigan − the second consecutive game (tenth overall) in which they had failed to find the back of the net, a dreadful result that was compounded by the news Darren Bent had picked up a serious injury that would sideline the club's leading scorer for the remainder of the term.

Wanderers sit just two - points above the drop zone in 17th, three points better off than rock - bottom Wigan but just one bad result away from slipping into that dreaded bottom - three.

The hostility around Molineux right now is highly detrimental to the team's chances of ending their dismal sequences of results, so you do wonder how the crowd will react should their team fall behind on Sunday at home to rock - bottom Wigan, who have suffered seven consecutive defeats.

Not exact matches

Wigan currently sit bottom of the Premier League pile, some four points from safety after managing just three wins all season.

They are off the bottom of League One now only on goal difference from Crewe who drew at home to Wigan.

If Aston Villa were to win today Sunderland would be fourth from bottom with a resurgent Wigan right behind them.

However, victory for Wigan, repeating the feat they've achieved last term when winning 2 - 0, would see them leap out of the bottom three and greatly enhance their chances of starting the new year in a much healthier position.

Dale have won four of their six FA Cup ties this season, yet have managed only five wins in 30 League One matches and dropped to the bottom of the table on Saturday after a 1 - 0 defeat at Wigan Athletic.

Edin Dzeko's goal midway through the first half proved to be decisive as Manchester City restored their lead at the top of the Premier League to 3 points at the expense of bottom of the table Wigan Athletic.

A monumental meeting at the bottom of the Premier League this Sunday sees a Wolves side without a win in eight host hapless Wigan, who are currently on run of seven straight defeats in the league.

Wigan are one of five sides that are in with a real chance of getting relegated in my eyes (the bottom five, bar Villa instead of Birmingham), so we'll be in for a battle.

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.

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.

Morten Gamst Pedersen and Jason Roberts ensured Rovers» stay in the bottom three was only temporary as Blackburn registered only their third win of the season last Saturday, with Wigan Athletic the victims at Ewood Park as Sam Allardyce seen his side come out victorious in a contest Blackburn didn't exactly have all their own way despite boasting home advantage.

Had Arsenal lost to Wigan on Saturday and gone out of the FA Cup, the season wouldn't have just hit a stumbling block, it would have full - on fallen off a cliff and hit rock bottom.

Wigan and Wrexham too have lost three out of three and perennial bottom club Morecambe are also still to win a point although they have played just twice.

After falling back in the bottom three and seeing QPR and Wigan pick up their form, Rovers, already three points adrift from safety, need to get at least a point out of this and still bank on other results.

However, that one was against bottom side Wigan, a 2 - 1 defeat, which, frankly if you hoping to pull yourself clear of relegation, should not happen.

Just the words» second - from - bottom» would usually have those alarm bells ringing, though Wigan, despite having only West Ham below them in the table, can take a lot of heart from the fact that victory on Saturday, at home against fellow struggler's Fulham, has the potential to lift them as high as 14th in the table.

Visiting team QPR which is currently equal, when it comes to points difference between the two teams from the bottom of the table, and the only thing that separates this team from the current position, which leads to a lower league competition is goal difference compared to Blackburn and 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.

Because they've served six seasons in the Premier League, and because they'll have home advantage at the DW Stadium, Wigan have been installed as favourites in Saturday's interesting clash between two teams who could struggle to stay abreast of the bottom - three this season.

Last week's narrow win at home to Sunderland was only their fourth of the term, a term littered with eight defeats; only the bottom two in the table − Blackburn and Wigan − have racked up more losses.

Wigan, again come bottom of a metric with 27.52 %, and surprisingly Arsenal (32.64 %) and Spurs (33.14 %) feature quite low down on the chart, considering they featured regularly in the top 5 of most of the above metrics analysed.

A week on from the disappointment of suffering their fifth defeat in six games, their twelfth since the turn of the year, Blackpool entertain bottom - of - the - league Wigan in what few would deny as being the club's biggest game of the season thus far.

Wigan employed some time wasting tactics, towards the end, much to the frustration of Arsene Wenger and Arsenal fans, but the bottom line is, we really didn't deserve to win the game.