Category Archives: Sheffield Wednesday

Latics fail to capitalise on great start – Sheffield Wednesday 2 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on September 11, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Latics got off to a great start at Sheffield Wednesday when they went ahead within the first five minutes through Will Grigg. But instead of building on the lead Latics were forced back and had to defend against consistent pressure. … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Wednesday on Saturday

Posted on September 9, 2016 by ianhaspinall

Latics’ newly assembled squad face a tough test tomorrow against a Sheffield Wednesday team who are expected to be amongst the promotion contenders at the end of the season. Like Latics the Owls have had an indifferent start to their … Continue reading →

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McManaman madness gives Wednesday the edge – Wigan Athletic 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1

Posted on December 31, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan remain in the relegation zone after they slumped to their fifth defeat in seven games under manager Malky Mackay losing 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at the DW Stadium. Following another lacklustre performance by Latics the game appeared to be … Continue reading →

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Defensive errors prove costly for Latics – Sheffield Wednesday 2 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on November 29, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic’s defensive frailties were evident as they lost 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday in a game in which they should have secured at least a point. Latics took a 26th minute lead through a Chris McCann header but the Owls … Continue reading →

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12th Man: Malky can weather media storm

Posted on November 28, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Malky Mackay’s appointment and Dave Whelan’s subsequent controversial comments have resulted in an unprecedented amount of negative media coverage for the club, but on the pitch there are grounds for optimism. The media storm created must have been a massive … Continue reading →

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Al Habsi and Gomez are the penalty kings – Wigan Athletic 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0

Posted on March 13, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi and Spanish Midfielder Jordi Gomez were the heroes as Wigan moved to the verge of the play-offs with two games in hand on most of their rivals. Al Habsi saved a first half penalty from Leon … Continue reading →

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Latics are back on schedule for the play-offs – Sheffield Wednesday 0 Wigan Athletic 3

Posted on February 11, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan produced an emphatic demonstration of their play-off credentials with 3-0 victory at Hillsborough tonight. Two goals by loanee striker Nicky Maynard in the first half and an injury time strike by Marc-Antoine Fortune secured a valuable three points in … Continue reading →

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