Category Archives: Championship

Latics fail to spoil Brighton’s promotion party – Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on April 18, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics failed to stall Brighton’s promotion celebrations and slipped further into relegation trouble with a 2-1 defeat at the Amex Stadium. Brighton dominated throughout but it was some woeful defending by Latics that ensured they were promoted to the Premier League … Continue reading →

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Powell super show keeps Latics’ survival hopes alive – Wigan Athletic 3 Barnsley 2

Posted on April 14, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Supersub Nick Powell scored an 11 minute hat-trick to stun Barnsley and keep Latics’ season alive. Barnsley had gone into a two goal lead through Adam Armstrong and Ryan Kent, but when Powell entered the fray on 66 minutes he … Continue reading →

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Latics are still hanging on – Wigan Athletic 3 Rotherham United 2

Posted on April 8, 2017 by ianhaspinall

A dramatic 96th winner by Nick Powell kept Wigan Athletic’s Championship survival hopes alive against bottom club Rotherham United. A moment of madness by Rotherham keeper Lewis Price, who bizarrely attempted to first strangle and then jump on the back … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Engineers of their own downfall

Posted on April 7, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics reached a low point on Tuesday night when they pressed the self-destruct button in an abject 3-0 defeat at Ipswich Town. In a must win game they committed football suicide by gifting all three goals to the opposition. Mistakes … Continue reading →

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Defensive blunders push Latics to the brink – Ipswich Town 3 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on April 4, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Three defensive mistakes gifted Ipswich Town a comfortable 3-0 victory and left Wigan Athletic on the brink of relegation to League One. Defender Craig Morgan was too easily dispossessed by Myles Kenlock who set up David McGoldrick to open the … Continue reading →

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Battling display isn’t quite enough for Latics – Newcastle United 2 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on April 2, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics produced a battling performance against Championship table-toppers Newcastle United at St James’ Park but still slipped to another damaging defeat. They matched their expensively assembled opponents for most of the game and with a little more luck could have … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Playing without fear

Posted on March 31, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics go into the difficult fixture at Newcastle United still hoping to pull off the greatest of great escapes. They are seven points from safety with only eight games to play and most pundits have written off their chances of … Continue reading →

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Latics rue missed chances and slip further into trouble – Wigan Athletic 0 Aston Villa 2

Posted on March 19, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic produced a much-improved performance under interim manager Graham Barrow following the departure of Warren Joyce. Latics showed great commitment and had plenty of chances to win the game but were frustrated by Aston Villa keeper Sam Johnstone and … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Players must respond if tactics are right

Posted on March 17, 2017 by ianhaspinall

The inevitable happened this week when Warren Joyce was dismissed as Latics manager. The former Manchester United reserve manager had struggled to come to terms with the challenges of Championship football and his negative tactics had alienated the Latics fan … Continue reading →

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Joyce leaves Latics after traumatic period in charge

Posted on March 13, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics have sacked manager Warren Joyce after a torrid four and half months in charge at the DW Stadium. The former Manchester United reserve manager struggled to come to terms with the challenges of Championship football and was relieved of … Continue reading →

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