Monthly Archives: October 2020

Injury crisis pushes Latics into trouble – Wigan Athletic 2 Northampton Town 3

Posted on October 31, 2020 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic’s makeshift line-up narrowly lost 3-2 to Northampton Town at the  DW Stadium. The hosts were without seven first team players due to injury and they struggled to compete in the first half against the physically stronger visitors. Former … Continue reading →

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Review: Luka Modric My Autobiography

Posted on October 29, 2020 by ianhaspinall

From humble beginnings Luka Modric has achieved incredible things during his football career winning more than 15 trophies with Real Madrid, a FIFA World Cup finalist, Golden Ball winner, UEFA Men’s Player of the Year, FIFA Best Men’s Player and … Continue reading →

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Tough times for Latics – MK Dons 2 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on October 27, 2020 by ianhaspinall

Jamie Jones kept Latics in the game in the first half Injury-hit Wigan Athletic suffered a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at Milton Keynes Dons tonight. Latics who are still in administration and awaiting a takeover by a Spanish consortium were without … Continue reading →

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Stalemate after a game of two halves – Wigan Athletic 1 Plymouth Argyle 1

Posted on October 24, 2020 by ianhaspinall

Will Keane scored his first goal for Latics It was a game of two halves as Wigan Athletic ground out a first league point in four games against Plymouth Argyle at the DW Stadium. Latics produced a dreadful first half … Continue reading →

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Latics slip into relegation zone after another narrow defeat – Wigan Athletic 0 Peterborough United 1

Posted on October 20, 2020 by ianhaspinall

Kal Naismith went closest for Latics Wigan Athletic slipped into the League One relegation zone after a narrow 1-0 defeat against promotion chasing Peterborough United. Tricky winger Siriki Dembele was a constant threat for the visitors who should have been … Continue reading →

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Frustrating afternoon at the Valley for Latics – Charlton Athletic 1 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on October 17, 2020 by ianhaspinall

Referee Ollie Yates was the centre of attention as Latics were narrowly defeated by Charlton Athletic in a hard fought fixture at the Valley. Yates’s decision-making was erratic throughout, disallowing a Latics goal and twice denying penalty appeals when Will … Continue reading →

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Latics suffer reality check – Crewe Alexandra 3 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on October 10, 2020 by ianhaspinall

Jamie Jones was one of the few players to emerge with credit After two very good performances against Portsmouth and Doncaster Rovers Wigan Athletic were brought back down to earth with a 3-0 defeat at Crewe Alexandra. The hosts produced … Continue reading →

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Latics round off important week with back-to-back wins – Wigan Athletic 1 Doncaster Rovers 0

Posted on October 3, 2020 by ianhaspinall

Latics round off important week with back-to-back wins – Wigan Athletic 1 Doncaster Rovers 0 #wafc #drfc #efl Continue reading →

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