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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM. |
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Competition |
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preview: Wigan Athletic v
Manchester united
PREMIERSHIP MATCHDAY 27
DW Stadium,
Wigan,
15.00pm GMT, Saturday 26th February 2011. |
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Team News |
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Manchester United
Team News |
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Rio Ferdinand
(calf), Jonny Evans (ankle), Ji-Sung Park
(hamstring), Anderson (knee) are all
still out
Ryan Giggs & Michael Owen both
return to the squad. |
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 INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
 Doubtful |
 SUSPENDED |
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Rio Ferdinand
(calf)
Jonny Evans (ankle)
Ji-Sung Park (hamstring)
Anderson (knee)
Antonio
Valencia (ankle)
Owen Hargreaves (hamstring)
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none |
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Wigan Athletic Team
News |
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Emmerson
Boyce (hamstring) will be assessed
before the game.
Callum McManaman (leg) has a cut to his
leg sustained from the Bolton match. |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Doubtful |
SUSPENDED |
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Emmerson
Boyce (hamstring)
Callum McManaman (leg)
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none |
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Squads |
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Wigan Athletic (from):
Al Habsi, G Caldwell, Stam, Lopez, S Caldwell, Diame, Gomez,
McCarthy, Thomas, McArthur, Di Santo, McManaman, Moses,
Redmond, Mustoe, Golobart, Watson, Sammon, Alcaraz, Boyce,
Gohouri, Pollitt, Kirkland.
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak,
Lindegaard, Vidic, O'Shea, Brown, Rafael, Fabio, Evra,
Smalling, Scholes, Gibson, Nani, Carrick, Fletcher, Bebe,
Obertan, Giggs, Tunnicliffe, Rooney, Owen, Berbatov,
Hernandez, King.
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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On Owen
"Michael is back
training and could be available tomorrow," said
Ferguson.
ON Giggs
"The situation has not
changed very much," "We are trying to get Ryan fit.
On Rio & Jonny Evans
"Rio Ferdinand
and Jonny Evans will be available for next week, and
that means the Liverpool game."
ON Antonio Valencia & JSP
"It is difficult to
assess Antonio Valencia because he is doing very
well, he is in contact training now," said Ferguson.
"He has been taking part in all the sessions, so it
is just that decision to play him in terms of his
own confidence after such a long time out. It could
be two weeks. We are hopeful.
"Park Ji-sung will be another two weeks and Anderson
three, depending on how his progress goes because he
is over in Portugal at the moment." |
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Match Facts |
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Match
Officials |
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Match Officials: |
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Referee: Mark
Clattenburg
Assistant referees: Mick McDonough & Andy
Newbold
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor |
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Wigan
Athletic Facts |
Full name Wigan Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s) Latics
Founded 1932
Ground DW Stadium, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Capacity: 25,138
Chairman Dave Whelan
Manager Roberto Martínez |
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PREMIERSHIP RECORD |
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Premiership |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
362 |
269 |
64 |
29 |
803 |
229 |
574 |
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A |
360 |
196 |
92 |
72 |
628 |
386 |
242 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
722 |
465 |
156 |
101 |
1431 |
615 |
816 |
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Previous 6 meetings
with Wigan Athletic |
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Date |
Comp |
WDL |
F |
A |
Attendance |
Season |
HAN |
Stadium |
Opp_manager |
Scorers in
minutes |
Opponent
scorers in minutes |
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20/11/2010 |
Premiership |
W |
2 |
0 |
74181 |
2010-2011 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Martinez, Roberto |
Evra 45'+1, Hernandez 77' |
n/a |
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30/12/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
5 |
0 |
74560 |
2009-2010 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Martinez, Roberto |
Rooney 28', Carrick 32', R.da Silva 45', Berbatov 50',
Valencia 75' |
n/a |
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22/08/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
5 |
0 |
18164 |
2009-2010 |
A |
DW Stadium |
Martinez, Roberto |
Rooney 56', 65', Berbatov 58', Owen 86', Nani 90' |
n/a |
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13/05/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
2 |
1 |
21286 |
2008-2009 |
A |
JJB Stadium |
Bruce, Steve* |
Tevez 61', Carrick 86' |
Hugo Rodallega 28' |
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14/01/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
1 |
0 |
73917 |
2008-2009 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Bruce, Steve* |
Rooney 1' |
n/a |
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11/05/2008 |
Premiership |
W |
2 |
0 |
25133 |
2007-2008 |
A |
JJB Stadium |
Bruce, Steve* |
Ronaldo 33' (pen), Giggs 80' |
n/a |
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Most Goals scored v Wigan Athletic in one match |
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Date |
Comp |
WDL |
F |
A |
Attendance |
Season |
HAN |
Stadium |
Opp_manager |
Scorers in
minutes |
Opponent
scorers in minutes |
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30/12/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
5 |
0 |
74560 |
2009-2010 |
H |
Old Trafford |
Martinez, Roberto |
Rooney 28', Carrick 32', R.da Silva 45', Berbatov 50',
Valencia 75' |
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22/08/2009 |
Premiership |
W |
5 |
0 |
18164 |
2009-2010 |
A |
DW
Stadium |
Martinez, Roberto |
Rooney 56', 65', Berbatov 58', Owen 86', Nani 90' |
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Most Goals conceded v Wigan Athletic in one
match |
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1 on four occasions |
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Played for Both Clubs |
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Carroll, Roy |
Clegg, Michael |
Cleverley, Tom |
Cooke, Terry |
Gillespie, Keith |
McGarvey, Scott |
McGibbon, Pat |
Mustoe, Neil |
Pilkington, Kevin |
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Valencia, Antonio |
Walsh, Gary |
Whitworth, Neil |
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Top Ten All Time Tables |
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TOP TEN
CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V Wigan Athletic |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
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1 |
Rooney, Wayne |
12 |
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2 |
Evra, Patrice |
10 |
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3 |
Vidic, Nemanja |
10 |
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4 |
Scholes, Paul |
9 |
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5 |
O'Shea, John |
9 |
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6 |
van der Sar, Edwin |
9 |
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7 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano |
8 |
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8 |
Park, Ji-Sung |
8 |
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9 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
7 |
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10 |
Giggs, Ryan |
7 |
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11 |
Brown, Wesley |
7 |
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TOP TEN TOP SCORERS
V Wigan Athletic |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
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1 |
Rooney, Wayne |
9 |
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2 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano |
7 |
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3 |
Berbatov, Dimitar |
2 |
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4 |
Saha, Louis |
2 |
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5 |
Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar |
2 |
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6 |
Tevez, Carlos |
2 |
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7 |
Carrick, Michael |
2 |
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8 |
da Silva, Rafael |
1 |
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9 |
Nani, Luis |
1 |
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10 |
Vidic, Nemanja |
1 |
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11 |
Giggs, Ryan |
1 |
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12 |
Hernandez, Javier |
1 |
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13 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
1 |
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14 |
Evra, Patrice |
1 |
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15 |
van Nistlerooy, Ruud |
1 |
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16 |
Owen, Michael |
1 |
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17 |
Valencia, Antonio |
1 |
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TOP 10 LEAGUE
APPEARANCE MAKERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Charlton, Bobby |
606 |
199 |
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2 |
Giggs, Ryan |
605 |
110 |
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3 |
Foulkes, William |
567 |
7 |
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4 |
Spence, Joe |
481 |
158 |
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5 |
Scholes, Paul |
460 |
102 |
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6 |
Stepney, Alex |
433 |
2 |
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7 |
Silcock, Jack |
423 |
2 |
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8 |
Dunne, Tony |
414 |
2 |
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9 |
Neville, Gary |
400 |
5 |
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10 |
Rowley, Jack |
380 |
182 |
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TOP 10 LEAGUE
GOAL SCORERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Charlton, Bobby |
199 |
606 |
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2 |
Rowley, Jack |
182 |
380 |
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3 |
Law, Denis |
171 |
309 |
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4 |
Viollet, Dennis |
159 |
259 |
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5 |
Spence, Joe |
158 |
481 |
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6 |
Best, George |
137 |
361 |
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7 |
Pearson, Stan |
127 |
312 |
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8 |
Hughes, Mark |
120 |
345 |
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9 |
Herd, David |
114 |
202 |
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10 |
Taylor, Tommy |
112 |
166 |
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Dimitar Berbatov is currently Manchester
United's Leading Goalscorer for 2010/2011 season
with
20
goals. |
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Head to Head v Wigan Athletic |
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Opponents |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
Win% |
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Wigan Athletic |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
4 |
33 |
100.0% |
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Opponent Manager v Newton Heath/Manchester
United Head to Head |
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Manager |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
win% |
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Martinez, Roberto |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
100.00% |
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Score Prediction |
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2-0 away win |
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Did you
know? |
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In twelve games v the Latics,
United have conceded only 4 goals |
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