Wigan v Stoke City: Can the Potters grab their first win of the season?
Wigan and Stoke City have met eight times in the Premier League but these encounters tend to be hard games to predict. The Latics have two wins of those meetings to Stoke's one, which means five have ended in a stalemate.
Today's clash is equally as hard to pick out a winner. Stoke City have drawn their opening two fixtures against Reading and Arsenal while Wigan have lost to Chelsea and defeated Southampton at St Mary's. Martinez's men enjoyed a comfortable win in the Capital One Cup in midweek over Nottingham Forest. The same could not be said for Stoke, who went out at home 4-3 to Swindon Town.
Wigan came out victorious in this meeting last season, 2-0, and of course saved their Premeir League skin at the Britannia in 2011 thanks to Hugo Rodallega. Stoke, who have been a tough proposition for most top flight clubs, haven't seen off Wigan since they arrived in the top flight in 2008/09.
Both sides will see this as winnable. Unfortunately our panel can see the points going either way.
Wigan v Stoke City; Kick Off 3pm September 1 2012
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Shub Chaterjee |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
0 |
V |
1 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Fulham |
Neil Springate |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Liverpool |
Dave Disciascio |
0 |
V |
1 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Man United |
Alex Richert |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Newcastle |
Greg Hall |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Norwich |
Sue Read |
2 |
V |
1 |
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QPR |
John Jaycock |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Reading |
Jon Keen |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Southampton |
Andy Saunders |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Stoke City |
Jack Heaney |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Swansea |
Jim Barry |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Spurs |
Mike Richards |
1 |
V |
0 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham |
Matt Beeby |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Wigan |
Jimmy Shine |
1 |
V |
2 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Steve Coulter |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Sarshar Hosseinnia |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Blackburn fan |
Terry Kennedy |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton fan |
David Blackburn |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
0 |
V |
1 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
2 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Wolves fan |
Chris Cox |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
0 |
V |
0 |
Panel Verdict
It's a tight one but Wigan may just edge it.
Home: 15; Draw: 10; Away: 8. TBA 1
* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d love to hear from you.
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