Match Thread Vs Wigan Athletic

Now this is a MUST WIN game. No excuse's otherwise . . . . . .. . . .


At Wigan Athletic (5)

Results Total %

Wigan Athletic 1 (20.00%)

Tottenham Hotspur 2 (40.00%)

Draws 2 (40.00%)

Goals Total Av.pg

Wigan Athletic 6 (1.20 pg)

Tottenham Hotspur 9 (1.80 pg)

Record Scores

Highest Aggregate 10 Tottenham Hotspur 9 - 1 Wigan Athletic 2009/2010

Highest Wigan Athletic score: 3 Wigan Athletic 3 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2006/2007

Highest Tottenham Hotspur score: 9 Tottenham Hotspur 9 - 1 Wigan Athletic 2009/2010

Match-by-match

Season Date Home Score Away Competition

2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 Wigan Athletic Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 21 Feb Wigan Athletic 0 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 22 Nov Tottenham Hotspur 9 - 1 Wigan Athletic Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 11 Jan Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2008/2009 Fri 02 Jan Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Wigan Athletic F.A. Cup
2008/2009 Sun 21 Sep Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 0 Wigan Athletic Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 19 Apr Wigan Athletic 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 11 Nov Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 0 Wigan Athletic Premier League
2006/2007 Sun 15 Apr Wigan Athletic 3 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2006/2007 Sun 26 Nov Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Wigan Athletic Premiership
2005/2006 Sun 19 Feb Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 2 Wigan Athletic Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 26 Nov Wigan Athletic 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership

2010/2011 Satuarday 2nd April - Wigan 0 The mighty Spurs 2

so what team would everyone pick with tues in mind.

gomez
hutton daws basson ekotto
lennon wp jenas krankr
pav defoe

subs cudichini galas charlie hudd crouch vdv modric

i would save charlie and vdv for tues aswell as galas and bring bale on later aswell as hudd if we have a good lead

Loughtonlegend wrote:so what team would everyone pick with tues in mind.

gomez
hutton daws basson ekotto
lennon wp jenas krankr
pav defoe

subs cudichini galas charlie hudd crouch vdv modric

i would save charlie and vdv for tues aswell as galas and bring bale on later aswell as hudd if we have a good lead

No sandro, Lought?

save him for real madrid

TEAM NEWS
Wigan welcome back top scorer Hugo Rodallega after he missed the crucial win over Birmingham.

They are also boosted by all 12 of their international players returning fully fit.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has said Gareth Bale will not be risked ahead of the Champions League clash against Real Madrid on Tuesday.

They have worries in defence with William Gallas, Younes Kaboul, Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate all out.



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Wigan

Injured: None

Tottenham

Doubtful: Huddlestone (fitness), Lennon (hamstring)

Injured: Bale (hamstring), Gallas (knee), Kaboul & Woodgate (both calf), King (groin)



MATCH PREVIEW
Tottenham's highest profile match for a generation takes place on Tuesday when they face nine-time European Champions Real Madrid in their iconic Bernabeu home.

A trip to Wigan's DW Stadium may lack the glamour of Madrid but it could prove to be just as crucial a fixture if Tottenham are to enjoy more nights like they face on Tuesday next season.

Their bid to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League for the second season in a row has stalled in recent weeks as they have failed to win any of their last three matches - all against teams who have been in the bottom six.

They now face the league's bottom club, Wigan, who remained at the foot of the table despite a vital last-gasp win over fellow strugglers Birmingham last time out. That victory moved them two just points from safety, but with only three home games left this season and with Chelsea away up next, it's clear to see why the bookies have them as odds on favourites to go down.

However, as they showed against Birmingham, Roberto Martinez's side fight until the end and the Spaniard is sure to base his team talk around his side's stunning win over Spurs at White Hart Lane earlier in the season.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Tottenham have won six of their 12 meetings with Wigan in league and cup, losing only twice.

• Last season Tottenham scored 12 goals against Wigan in their two league encounters.

• Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has scored 10 goals in 10 Premier League games against Wigan.

Wigan

• The Latics have only won two of their last 12 league games.

• Wigan have the worst shot-to-goal conversion rate in the Premier League, scoring with only 10% of their shots on target.

• They have gone eight games at the DW Stadium without keeping a clean sheet.

Tottenham

• Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has scored 99 Premier league goals.

• Tottenham have kept just one clean sheet in their last 16 away games in the league.

• Spurs have recouped 21 points from losing positions this season - more than any other top-flight side.

• Tottenham have committed just 309 fouls this season, fewer than any other team in the league.

• Benoit Assou-Ekotto has made 93 interceptions this season, more than any other player.


LEADING GOALSCORERS


Wigan

Rodallega: 7 goals (7 league); N'Zogbia: 5 goals (4 league)



Tottenham

Van der Vaart: 12 goals (10 league);
Bale & Pavlyuchenko: 11 goals (7 league)


MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Andre Marriner

Assistant referees: Jake Collin & Scott Ledger

Fourth official: Mark Halsey


LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Wigan (W2-1 v Birmingham, h): Al Habsi, Boyce, Gary Caldwell, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Watson, McCarthy, N'Zogbia (Diame 90), Cleverley, Moses (Sammon 63), Di Santo (Rodallega 63). Subs not used: Pollitt, Gohouri, Gomez, Stam.

Tottenham (D0-0 v West Ham, h): Gomes, Corluka (Hutton 77), Gallas, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Sandro, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart (Pavlyuchenko 71), Defoe. Subs not used: Pletikosa, Jenas, Crouch, Bassong, Kranjcar.