Monthly Archives: August 2022

A good point made – Wigan Athletic 1 West Bromwich Albion 1

Posted on August 31, 2022 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic bounced back from Saturday’s 5-1 defeat to Burnley with a creditable point at home to West Bromwich Albion. Latics took an early lead when Josh Magennis muscled his way past Semi Ajayi to fire home. But a mistake … Continue reading →

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Latics given a lesson in finishing – Wigan Athletic 1 Burnley 5

Posted on August 29, 2022 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic slumped to their first defeat of the season when they were emphatically defeated 5-1 by Burnley. The Clarets went ahead after 17 minutes when Jay Rodriguez finished from close range and they increased their lead when Josh Brownhill … Continue reading →

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Richardson building something very special – Birmingham City 0 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on August 21, 2022 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic produced one of their best ever Championship away performances with a heroic 1-0 victory at St Andrew’s. Latics were harshly reduced to ten-men after only 10 minutes when Joe Bennett was adjudged to have brought down Lukas Jutkiewicz. … Continue reading →

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Latics fast becoming draw specialists – Wigan Athletic 1 Bristol City 1

Posted on August 15, 2022 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic recorded their third consecutive Championship draw when they were held at home by Bristol City. The visitors went ahead through Andreas Weimann after only six minutes. Latics equalised midway through the second half when Will Keane followed up … Continue reading →

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Latics confidence booster at Carrow Road – Norwich City 1 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on August 8, 2022 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic gained a confidence boosting point at recently relegated from the Premier League Norwich City. Latics were under the cosh in the opening 20 minutes but went ahead when James McClean slotted past Tim Krul in the 29th minute. … Continue reading →

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Honours even as Latics return to the Championship – Wigan Athletic 0 Preston North End 0

Posted on August 1, 2022 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic opened their Championship account with a hard-fought 0-0 draw with local rivals Preston North End at the DW Stadium. Latics had good opportunities to score with Will Keane, Jack Whatmough and Callum Lang all going close. Ben Amos … Continue reading →

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