Friday, April 1, 2011

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02.04. (Sat) 16:00 Wigan Athletic - Tottenham Hotspur

DID YOU KNOW?

* Wigan have conceded more goals at home than any other team at home this season, letting in a total of 31 strikes at the DW.

* The hosts haven't kept a clean sheet at home for eight games.

* Roberto Martinez's side also have the worst shot conversion rate in the league, netting only 10 per cent of their attempts on goal.

* The Latics have never been at the foot of the Premier League table in April.

* The home side have only beaten Spurs twice in their history, having met 12 times.

* Tottenham have more 2-1 wins than anyone else in the league, racking up the score a total of seven times this season.

* The White Hart Lane outfit failed to pick up a win in March despite playing against two teams in the league's bottom six.

* Harry Redknapp's side have come back from losing positions more than anyone else, picking up 21 points from behind this season.

* Spurs have committed fewer fouls than anybody else in the league so far with only 309 offences to their name.

* Jermain Defoe averages a goal per game against Wigan, hitting 10 in 10 against the Latics.

LAST MEETING

August 28, 2010: Tottenham 0-1 Wigan Athletic

Hugo Rodallega smashed home a second-half winner to give the Latics their first points of the campaign as Tottenham slumped to their first defeat.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi; Gohouri, Alcaraz, G Caldwell, Figueroa; Moses, Thomas, McCarthy, Cleverley, N’Zogbia; Rodallega.

Tottenham: Gomes; Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Jenas, Modric, Pienaar; Van der Vaart; Defoe.

Prediction

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Tottenham