Wigan Athletic News

Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor scored to give Manchester City a 2-0 win over Bolton on Tuesday night that moved it up to fifth place in the Premier League.

Wigan chief Roberto Martinez insists that Chris Kirkland will be part of England's World Cup squad.

OPTIMISTS will see this current Sunderland run as two games unbeaten with a winnable trip to Portsmouth coming up.

His Sunderland team visit Portsmouth tomorrow seeking their first Premier League win since November and Bruce is under no illusions he must pull a team who were flying high in the autumn out of a tailspin.

STEVE BRUCE is digging in for a fight after Sunderland passed up the chance to drag themselves clear of the relegation battle.

Sunderland subs : Fulop , Bardsley, Da Silva, Zenden, Meyler, Henderson, Benjani, Campbell, Noble.

Kenwyne Jones came to Sunderland's rescue as the Black Cats staged a second-half fightback to hold visiting Wigan to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

Sunderland 11/10 Draw 12/5 Wigan 5/2 Click here for Sunderland news Click here for Wigan news Click here for head-to-head stats Sunderland new-boy Alan Hutton could be handed a debut for the club in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Wigan.

The Notts County players celebrate Stephen Hunt's opening goal in last night's FA cup replay with Wigan enlarge They might have severe money problems and be the lowest ranked team left in the competition, but that did not prevent Notts County from causing a major shock by knocking Wigan Athletic out of the FA Cup at a near-deserted DW Stadium last ...

Wigan Athletic appear to have won the race to sign Crystal Palace teenage sensation Victor Moses with strong indication from both London and Wigan that a bid of 2.5 million has been accepted for the forward.

SWANSEA City are expecting a dull deadline day after rejecting a bid worth more than 1.5million for Darren Pratley.

Wigan 0 Notts County 2 Notts County caused a major upset at the DW Stadium as two late goals saw them defeat Wigan and book a place in the FA Cup fifth round.

A football fan was banned from attending games for three years on Tuesday after he admitted racially abusing the mother of Premier League striker Darren Bent.

The 19-year-old told www.wiganlatics.co.uk: "Now that I'm in the Premier League hopefully I can prove to everyone that I am a good player, and hopefully in the future a call-up to the England senior team might be on the cards." He added: "But I just want to take things one step at a time and focus on playing for Wigan Athletic for the time being." ...

Wigan v Notts Co.. Click here to bet. Wigan captain Mario Melchiot remains an injury doubt ahead of the Latics' FA Cup fourth-round replay against Notts County.

LEON BEST has signed for Newcastle United after a whirlwind move from Coventry City.

And so the great fire sale begins at Selhurst Park. Victor Moses, who has been wrapped in cotton wool since Crystal Palace went into administration, has moved to Wigan for around 2.5 million.

Wigan Athletic v Everton Follow every kick as Wigan Athletic take on Everton at The JJB Stadium in the Premier League on 30-Jan-2010, kick off time 15:00 Wigan Athletic v Everton Live Wigan Athletic will be looking to put their midweek disappointment behind them as they prepare to face Everton at DW Stadium on Saturday afternoon.The Latics went ...

A late Tim Cahill header sealed a 1-0 victory for Everton at Wigan and extended their unbeaten run in the Barclays Premier League to nine matches.

Newcastle United have signed Queens Park Rangers defender Fitz Hall on loan until the end of the season.