Tag Archives: Championship

Latics held in six goal thriller – Wigan Athletic 3 Fulham 3

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ianhaspinall

A late penalty by Bryan Ruiz denied Wigan all three points in a pulsating 3-3 draw with Fulham at the DW Stadium. Fulham’s Ross McCormack was dismissed after two yellow cards and Wigan’s Leon Barnett was given a straight red after … Continue reading →

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McClean brace lifts Latics’ spirits – Derby County 1 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on October 26, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic produced their best performance of the season as they upset the odds and defeated Championship leaders Derby County on their own patch. Going into the game the Rams had not been beaten in 12 matches and Latics had … Continue reading →

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Latics winless run continues – Wigan Athletic 0 Millwall 0

Posted on October 22, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic’s winless run was extended to eight games after yet another 0-0 draw, this time at home to Millwall. The home team dominated the game but lacked the cutting edge which would have given them all three points. James McClean … Continue reading →

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It’s all about Uwe – Wigan Athletic 0 Brentford 0

Posted on October 19, 2014 by ianhaspinall

All eyes were upon Uwe Rösler on Saturday afternoon as his Wigan team came upon against his former charges Brentford at the DW Stadium. The former East German international striker has had a superb start to his managerial career at Wigan … Continue reading →

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Latics still struggling for the right combination – Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on October 5, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan secured a point in a 2-2 draw at Molineux, but they could so easily have been defeated as Wolves wasted a hatful of good goalscoring opportunities in the last 20 minutes. Dave Edwards header gave Wolves the lead from … Continue reading →

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Progress with unity – Wigan Athletic 0 Nottingham Forest 0

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan produced a much improved performance to hold undefeated Nottingham Forest to a 0-0 draw at the DW Stadium last night. In a fiercely competitive match Latics probably deserved to edge the victory but some wayward finishing meant the points … Continue reading →

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Pressure mounts on Rösler after another defeat – Bournemouth 2 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on September 28, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Bournemouth heaped pressure on Wigan manager Uwe Rösler as they condemned his team to a second defeat in six days with a goal in each half from Yann Kermorgant and Simon Francis. Kermorgant gave the Cherries the lead from Matt Ritchie’s cross … Continue reading →

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Wigan tormented by Tractor Boys – Wigan Athletic 1 Ipswich Town 2

Posted on September 23, 2014 by ianhaspinall

In front of the TV cameras Latics gave a stuttering performance which allowed Ipswich Town to take all three points at the DW Stadium last night. Luke Hyam gave Ipswich the lead when he converted Tyrone Mings’s low cross and … Continue reading →

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Latics awayday blues continue – Huddersfield Town 0 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on September 16, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan’s inability to win away from home continued as they were held 0-0 in a dour encounter at Huddersfield Town. Latics have still to win on their travels this season and found it hard to break down a Town team … Continue reading →

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Marshall magic gives Rovers the edge – Blackburn Rovers 3 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on September 14, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Scoring two top quality goals by Man of the Match Ben Marshall was the difference between Blackburn and Wigan at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon. Marshall blasted a 25-yard shot into the bottom corner and later exquisitely curled a another … Continue reading →

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