Wigan Athletic v Liverpool ~ EPL 2 Nov
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Wigan Athletic v Liverpool
Ch 24 - 11:00pm - (Live)
WIGAN ATHLETIC will be looking to capitalise on Liverpool's abysmal away League form and record their sixth victory of this Premiership season on the eve of manager Paul Jewell's 2,000th day in charge.
Last season's surprise package got off to a slow start this term, but staged a mini revival of four wins out of four in October and November. Since then they've held Aston Villa to a goalless home draw and lost away to Spurs.
The Latics are yet to gain a point or score a goal in a League match against Liverpool in their history. The Reds achieved the 'double' with an aggregate of 4-0 in their inaugural Premiership clashes last season.
Henri CAMARA is Wigan's top scorer with five goals, all scored in the Premiership.
Wigan have three remaining Premiership ever-presents. SCHARNER, Emmerson BOYCE and Chris KIRKLAND have been on the field for every minute of every one of the Latics' League fixtures.
If he keeps goal again, KIRKLAND will be making his 100th club career appearance (Coventry, Liverpool, West Brom and Wigan).
LIVERPOOL extended their unbeaten home Premiership record to 24 matches midweek. But a goalless draw with Portsmouth left them in seventh place, 16 points off the pace. They're still two points short of a top four Champions League spot, which must be the minimum requirement from this League campaign.
The Merseysiders are unbeaten on their Champions League trips, but domestically they've managed just two points on their travels from draws at Sheffield United and Middlesbrough. Robbie Fowler's penalty at Bramall Lane is their only away League goal. They've not scored in 610 minutes (10 hours 10 minutes) of Premiership football on the road and have not netted from open play in an away League game since Djibril Cisse's effort at Portsmouth three minutes from the end of last season, on 7 May.
Peter CROUCH is Liverpool's top scorer with nine goals.
REINA and Steven GERRARD are the only players to have figured in at least a part of each of Liverpool's Premiership games this season.
Wigan (from): Kirkland, Pollitt, Boyce, Webster, Jackson, De Zeeuw, Cotterill, Landzaat, Scharner, Kilbane, Heskey, McCulloch, Camara, Johansson, Todorov, Wright.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Luis Garcia, Pennant, Gerrard, Zenden, Bellamy, Crouch, Kuyt, Fowler, Dudek, Guthrie, Hammill, Peltier.
REFEREE
Howard Webb (Yorkshire)
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Liverpool
11 February 2006 - Ref: Rob Styles
Liverpool scorer: Hyypia 30
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
at Wigan only
League: Wigan 0 wins, Liverpool 1, Draws 0
Prem: Wigan 0 wins, Liverpool 1, Draws 0 -
wigan to win.
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Originally posted by dragg:wigan to win.
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so confident. . . -
wigan to sneak in with a goal to collect the 3 points.
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pools away form is horrible and if wigan can start the game like they did against manu, then they might have a chance to win it
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BENITEZ URGES FORWARDS TO STRIKE
Rafael Benitez has thrown down the gauntlet to his strike force as Liverpool look to put their away-day misery behind them.
The Liverpool boss takes his team to Wigan tomorrow searching for their first away win this season in the Barclays Premiership, with just two points and one goal on their travels.
Manager Benitez admits he is frustrated by the Reds' record on their travels and their lack of finishing when presented with good chances.
He said: "It is really disappointing to still be talking about this record, it is bad and we know that. I have analysed every game, seen that we have made the most chances in most of them, but that is not good enough.
"We have the best statistics, we have more attempts, more corners, more shots. But you do not win games with statistics, only when you score more goals. -
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full time 0-1 liverpool wins -
saturday or sunday?
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saturdayOriginally posted by SBS9828X:saturday or sunday? -
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Champions League: 1st, 2nd
Champions League qualifying: 3rd, 4th
UEFA Cup: 5th
Relegation: Bottom Three -
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Wigan Athletic 0 - 1 Liverpool
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13' Wigan Athletic [0 - 1] Liverpool
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It was Pool's first away goal in open play this season...
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Wigan Athletic 0 - 2 Liverpool
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28' Wigan Athletic [0 - 2] Liverpool
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Wigan Athletic 0 - 4 Liverpool Full-Time Result
9 mins - Bellamy
26 mins - Bellamy
39 mins - Dirk Kuyt
44 mins - Lee McCulloch (Own goal)
MATCH STATS: AT A GLANCE
POSSESSION
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Liverpool routed Wigan to pick up their first league away win of the season.
The visitors were 4-0 up at half-time with Craig Bellamy scoring Liverpool's first two goals with a couple of neat side-footed finishes.
Bellamy also had a hand in the third goal when, in a move that began with keeper Jose Reina, the Welshman set up Dutchman Dirk Kuyt to fire home.
Lee McCulloch's own goal ended an awful first half for Wigan, who hit the post through an Emile Heskey shot late on.
Wigan manager Paul Jewell: "Sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say the other side have better players. How many of our team would get into theirs?
"But what really annoyed me is that Liverpool did not have to work too hard to get their openings.
"The last goal, when we gave Steven Gerrard so much room to cross then scored an own goal, just summed it up."
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez on striker Craig Bellamy:
"Maybe his mind is a little clearer now.
"He could almost be a new player for us because on that form, Craig is capable of causing a lot of problems.
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liverpool kee hiong ah???!!!
congrats to them for a good win.
maybe their confidence are back!!!
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This is the reason why ppl are telling rafa to put Garrad at center, and the result speak by itself.
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Pool finally reached e only spot in e league tat gives UEFA cup..haha
GOGO e reds..move up e table!!