FA Cup - Wigan v Notts County

2 February 2010

Preview By Tipster Jumbo (New Zealand)

Can Wigan get any worse, Today might just tell us as the most unpredictable side in the Premiership have a chance to redeem themselves in this Replay of their FA Cup tie, this time at home.

Wigan are the hardest side to read in the Premiership, when you don't expect them to win they suddenly do and when you think you can bank on them you suddenly can't, their last match against Everton they did look the better side for vast periods of that match and yet lost on really what was a single break late in the second half, up until them they looked the likely winners, Wigan are now win less in their last 3 matches including the first leg of this Tie, at home and normally Wigan can be trusted but they have only won one of their last 4 there and have allowed 6 while scoring 6 of their own, Things are hardly looking great for them but you would think they can get something from this tie, Personal wise and Moses from Palace has arrived at Wigan and could be in for this match but Gomez, Sinclair, Watson and Koumas likely will not.

Last season a friend of mine from in England came to visit me and told me some stories about Notts County and Forest, things never knew about them which gave me a great interest in those sides in General, they have Former English Boss Eriksson making the decisions for them in a footballing sense which says alot really, they may be playing League 2 Football right now but you can see they want to get back up where they belong and their results of late have been encouraging with 4 wins and a draw in their last 5 matches and 4 straight wins away from home on the trot, Scoring is not a problem for them it would seem either as they have scored 2 or more in their last 5 matches and away from home they have also scored 2 or more in their last 4, which is a good sign for them as they are facing a Lactics side they have already put 2 past and have the worst defence in the EPL, Personal wise and not much to say really, they should have a full side to choose from.

The Over here looks the best option but If form counts for anything then the Magpies are a shout here and should feel good entering this match, scoring goals as I have said they have been doing and in the First Leg of this tie they were leading 2-0 at half time but couldn't hold on in the second half, I think they will of gained alot from the experience and they should know that they let a golden chance slip through their fingers and they have the side to rectify the mistake, Huge call here as Wigan are an EPL side but this is the FA Cup where teams have the chance to exceed expectations and I think Notts County are worth a small shot here at getting something from this Tie....Good Luck.