Category Archives: Cardiff City

Latics’ late show rescues a point – Cardiff City 1 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on January 15, 2023 by ianhaspinall

Kolo Toure made three changes to the team which started against Luton in the FA Cup with Steven Caulker making his Latics debut along with Charlie Hughes and Keane who also returned to the starting XI. The visitors created the … Continue reading →

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Latics’ home form continues to disappoint – Wigan Athletic 1 Cardiff City 3

Posted on October 9, 2022 by ianhaspinall

Leam Richardson made five changes to the team the which lost at Hull City on Tuesday night. Captain Tendayi Darikwa, Jason Kerr, Joe Bennett, Graeme Shinnie and Charlie Wyke all returned to the starting line-up in place of Ryan Nyambe, … Continue reading →

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Mighty congested at the bottom of the Championship – Cardiff City 2 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on February 17, 2020 by ianhaspinall

Kieffer Moore grabbed a brace Latics picked up a vital point in their battle for Championship survival with a 2-2 draw against promotion chasing Cardiff City. Goals by Wales International Kieffer Moore had twice given Latics the lead but they … Continue reading →

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Tough opening to Latics’ Championship campaign

Posted on June 20, 2019 by ianhaspinall

The Championship fixtures for 2019/2020  have been announced and Wigan Athletic will face Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City at home on the opening day of the season.  This is followed up with an away game at local rivals Preston North End, … Continue reading →

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Latics are still hanging on – Wigan Athletic 0 Cardiff City 0

Posted on April 23, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics are on the verge of the third tier of English football after a dour 0-0 draw against Cardiff City. Birmingham City were defeated 1-0 by Aston Villa on Sunday, but Latics must win their last two games and Birmingham … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Do or die

Posted on April 21, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Graham Barrow’s cunning plan to upset Brighton’s promotion party might have come off on Easter Monday if it was not for some woeful defending. Barrow had hoped his team would keep the scores level until he could introduce the prolific … Continue reading →

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Wigan win for Caldwell but where do they go from here? Cardiff City 0 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on October 31, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Jordi Gomez’s late winner was Wigan’s reward for a brave performance at Cardiff City following the surprise sacking of manager Gary Caldwell on Tuesday. Latics were under pressure for long periods of the game but survived the onslaught to secure their … Continue reading →

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Out of ideas and out of luck – Wigan Athletic 0 Cardiff City 1

Posted on February 25, 2015 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic slumped to another disappointing home defeat when they lost 1-0 to Cardiff City and moved closer to the trap door to League One. Aron Gunnarsson slotted home the game’s only goal after 20 minutes, although Latics had two … Continue reading →

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12th Man: Mackay is not a pariah

Posted on November 21, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Like many Latics fans I have mixed feelings about the appointment of Malky Mackay. Dave Whelan’s decision to appoint Mackay is a controversial and risky appointment that could well backfire on him. Mackay has been at the centre of a … Continue reading →

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Wigan’s winless run continues – Cardiff City 1 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on August 19, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Latics poor start to the season continued in the Welsh Capital as they were edged out 1-0 by an impressive Cardiff City. A second half goal by former Latics loanee Nicky Maynard was enough to seal the points for the … Continue reading →

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