Monthly Archives: December 2022

Tough times for the Tics – Wigan Athletic 1 Sunderland 4

Kolo Toure made three changes from their Boxing Day defeat at Middlesbrough, with captain Tendayi Darikwa and Tom Naylor returning to the starting line-up, along with Ashley Fletcher who was given his first Latics league start. The visitors started the … Continue reading

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Injury-hit Latics thumped by Boro – Middlesbrough 4 Wigan Athletic 1

Latics were without three centre-halves, Jason Kerr, Jack Whatmough and Rarmani Edwards-Green. Kolo Toure made four changes from the team which had narrowly lost to Sheffield United with Ryan Nyambe, Jordan Cousins, Thelo Aasgaard and debutant Charlie Hughes starting. The … Continue reading

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Toure’s first home game ends in defeat – Wigan Athletic 1 Sheffield United 2

Toure named an unchanged starting XI to the side that picked up a draw away to Millwall. Latics created the first opportunity in just the second minute. Joe Bennett found Will Keane free in the centre and the striker fired … Continue reading

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Toure’s Tics make a promising start – Millwall 1 Wigan Athletic 1

New manager Kolo Toure made three changes to the team which had defeated Blackpool with Joe Bennett, Will Keane, and Nathan Broadhead replacing Rarmari Edmonds-Green, Graeme Shinnie and Charlie Wyke. In a lively opening period Latics went close in the … Continue reading

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