Sentences with phrase «face wigan»

There were plenty of interesting match - ups drawn during the latest fifth - round pairings, with runaway English top - flight leaders Manchester City set to face Wigan Athletic in a repeat of the 2013 FA Cup final, in which the Sky Blues were stunned 1 - 0 by their local rivals.

Roberto Mancini's men will now face Wigan in the FA Cup final.

The FA Cup draw and result between Manchester City and Wigan will see Arsenal face Wigan at Wembley.

Manchester United also face Wigan at home in the fourth round of the FA Cup and will face St Etienne over two legs as the Europa League knockout stages begin next month in what promises to be a busy period for Mourinho's men who are the only Premier League club still battling on four fronts.

To put that into perspective, it's like Barcelona facing a Wigan, Portsmouth and Wolves (no disrespect).

Avram Grant was criticised this week for leaving Joe Cole out of the starting XI that faced Wigan on Monday.

The naysayers that reckon the Gunners have no chance of winning today probably said the same thing when Man City faced Wigan in the FA Cup last week and they would have been very wrong.

On paper, Chelsea have had an easier start, having faced Wigan, QPR away and Reading, Stoke at home.

United faced Wigan Athletic in the first pre-season fixture at the DW Stadium.

Not exact matches

They were a committed Reading team who were comparable to what we faced last year against Wigan Athletic.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest take on promotion hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham face QPR, Wigan take on Preston and Cardiff take on Rotherham.

Reading may not be the hardest opponents in the world for Arsenal to face today, especially on form and history, but the Gunners also know that last year Wigan took us right down to the wire before going through to the Final on penalties.

After narrowly escaping relegation in 2012/13 Barnsley will be hoping to improve next season, but will face tough opponents in promotion - hopefuls Wigan and Blackpool in their first two games.

Former Burnley, Bolton and Wigan boss Owen Coyle will face old friend and former Burnley, Sheffield United, and Coventry manager Adrian Health in the MLS this weekend.

That semi-final against Wigan needed a rare goal from Per Mertesacker to take us into extra time and penalties and then we were faced with the nightmare of conceding two early goals to Hull City in the final.

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).

Mr Roberto Martinez possesses all these credentials in abundance and is very good at producing good attractive football even on a low budget, could you remember Swansea a few years back, their possession style football originated form him, he also moulded Wigan as one of the most scariest team to face in the Premier league a few year back all this operating on a low budget.

United and Wigan face off in the Community Shield, with the Latics returning to Wembley hoping to spring another surprise after upsetting Manchester City in the FA Cup Final.

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.

It's the longest journey of the season for them and they will face a side who will still believe they have a chance of catching the top two Wigan and Bury.

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.

Fulham were the hosts, and the lucky side to have faced a clearly uninterested and lacking in motivation Wigan Athletic, who as a result of their lethargic afternoon display down at Craven Cottage threw away a promising run of four matches unbeaten in the league which had seen them do something of the unthinkable in Greater Manchester; string a run of results together.

Not only are they currently without defeat in their last four matches in all competitions, they are the only team left who haven't conceded a single goal in this season's FA Cup — a stunning achievement when you consider that in the last two rounds they faced Premiership opposition in the form of Wigan Athletic and Fulham, winning both encounters 1 - 0 away from home.

All of the games are away; Wigan travel to both Fleetwood and Preston with Bury facing an away game at Port Vale.

It must be said that Rovers have faced some easish opponents at home since the new year; the likes of Hull, Bolton and Wigan all paying Big Sam a little visit.

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.

The next team standing in their way is Wigan — who will be flying high with confidence after knocking on Bournemouth — but despite the magic of the FA Cup it's hard to see City struggling to move on to the next round, where they could face tougher competition in the likes of Chelsea or Manchester United.

United earned a place in the draw for the next round, where they would face Championship strugglers Wigan Athletic.

0 - 0 Half - Time Correct Score (2.75 Unibet)-- It would be typical for this bet to fall flat on its face, but the fact that Wigan haven't conjured a first half goal at their DW Stadium in the league all season long combined with Stoke's inability to score an away goal in the first half makes this bet come across as a banker.

Wigan have been drawn to face Russian side Rubin Kazan, Maribor of Slovenia and Zulte Waregem of Belgium in Group D of the Europa League

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will not face punishment from the FA following an altercation with a Wigan fan.

10 minutes of action from the DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic faced Rotherham United in Sky Bet League One on Saturday 14 April 2018.

Match highlights from the DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic faced Rochdale on Saturday 24 February.

Match photos from the DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic face Rotherham United in Sky Bet League One.

Wigan have six games left to save their ailing season and not a single one is straight - forward, with perhaps the one exception being this weekend's trip to Bloomfield Road where they'll come face - to - face with a free - falling Blackpool.

However, failure to register a healthy sum from upcoming home encounters with Wigan, Newcastle and then Stoke would leave them on the brink of relegation, as in the final month of the season, May, the Tangerines face daunting trips to White Hart Lane and Old Trafford to face Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United respectively, the latter on the final day of the season.

Overwhelmingly strong favourites for relegation, Wigan face an horrific run - in which has convinced many a punter and bookmaker that the Latics» six - year reign in the Premier League will finally come to a bitter conclusion.

In a repeat of the 2003 Cup final, City face Lancashire rivals Wigan Athletic — now in League One, but they will be anxious to avoid another upset.

To be honest, a point would probably suffice considering their rivals all face tricky assignments away from home, though stalemate in this fixture could have serious consequences for both teams should Blackpool, Birmingham and Wigan all collect maximum points.