Wigan vs West Bromwich

Wigan managed to distract Norwich and take the point, despite the fact that they were losing 1-0 only at tenth minute. They proved once again that they play better away from home and with a little bit more attention they should get all three points based on their performance. However they are still to the last position of the league standings with just one victory on last thirteenth games. Even worse is their performance at home lately, where they did not got a win yet for the last twelve games. Against West Brom, they count three wins in four recent meetings. Only Jones is missing for Wigan, and Martinez will likely use a more attacking formation close to 3-4-3.

 

West Brom were competitive at Old Trafford, but they were unable to leave with a positive result (2-0). In the last 25 minutes they played with ten men. West Brom are the fourth best team away from home in the Premier League, but could be even greater if they had a more improved defensive line. For 33 consecutive games away from home, they are unable to keep clean sheet. Midfielders Zoltan Gera and Steven Reid remains out, while defender Jonas Olsson is punished. Doubtful is the involvement of Jones, Thomas, and Peter Odemwingie. West Brom have scored to all last seven meetings against Wigan.

 

Possible lineups

 

Wigan Athletic (3-4-3): Al Habsi-Figueroa, Caldwell, Alcaraz-Beausejour, Diame, McCarthy, Stam-Moses, Rodallega, Maloney

 

West Brom (4-5-1): Foster-Shorey, Ridgewell, McAuley, Tamas-Cox, Scharner, Mulumbu, Morrison, Brunt-Long

 

Wigan needs points to escape from bottom position, they are coming from a good appearance against Norwich, and they surely need to score. West Brom know how to apply an excellent game of counterattacks, and they scored almost to all games away from home.