Friday 1 March 2013

Wigan v Liverpool Barclays Premier League Preview 2nd March 2013

Match Preview: Saturday,2nd March 2013, One of the important match Wigan v Liverpool of Barclays Premier League HD Quality Live streaming is available here.Wigan v Liverpool Live Stream online Barclays Premier League Video Free The match will take plcae at DW Stadium on 3/2/13 Preview Pictures and Wallpapers its mean all things are available in my blog please see and check here for latest things.This is a meeting between two 'box of chocolates' teams. Yes, you never quite know what you're going to get (© Forrest Gump).It's ever been thus in the Premier League with Wigan, whose habitual inconsistency sees them in the bottom five after 27 games for the fourth season in a row. To continue with the lame (and predictable!) film analogies, this of course means that the Latics are once again preparing for their annual 'Great Escape' from relegation. Last week's win at fellow strugglers Reading was huge, and took Wigan to a healthy four points better off than they were this time a year ago.With his two goals, it also underlined how important Arouna Kone has been to them this season - and will be in the weeks ahead. Having scored 10 goals by the end of February, Kone's set for the best return by a Wigan player since my mate Jason Roberts bagged 14 in 2005-06! Only Amr Zaki* has scored more than 10 in the six full seasons since then.As for Liverpool? Well, they're undoubtedly going the right way under Brendan Rodgers but need to prove in their remaining games that this will be the last 'transition' season. When you see them play with the style they showed against Swansea two weeks ago, and then with such spirit against FC Zenit, it's apparent that the work to make the club challenge at the top again is progressing. Where Liverpool have been consistent this season is in dealing with the lesser lights of the Premier League. A record of W9 D2 L1 against bottom-half teams is bettered only by Manchester United, and includes a 3-0 beating of Wigan in November when Luis Suarez dominated.Wigan haven't won at home for seven games. Liverpool are five winless away. A draw might be your best bet - but you'd be brave to confidently predict anything with these two.The unpredictable Zaki has just left Egyptian side ENPPI just 12 days after re-joining his old club on a two-and-a-half year deal. He's only 29 - any takers?  

Team News:

Wigan defender Antolin Alcaraz could start after returning from a six-month lay-off with a groin injury as a substitute at Reading last weekend.
Winger Ryo Miyaichi is close to returning after three months out with an ankle problem.
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has aggravated a thigh injury and is a doubt for the match.
Martin Skrtel is fit again after a knee injury, leaving Fabio Borini and Martin Kelly as the only absentees.

Head-to-head
Wigan are unbeaten in their last four home matches against Liverpool, registering three draws and a 1-0 win in March 2010.
Liverpool's only other defeat in 17 league and cup matches against The Latics came at Anfield 12 months ago. Gary Caldwell scored a second-half winner for the visitors in that game.


Wigan
Wigan ended a six-match winless streak by beating Reading last weekend.
Roberto Martinez's side have only taken two points from their last six home matches.
They are four points and three places better off than at the same stage last season. The Latics have been in the league's bottom five after 27 matches for each of the last four seasons.
Arouna Kone has scored four goals in his last five Premier League appearances.
Jean Beausejour has registered six assists in the top flight this season - the most by a Wigan player in a single Premier League campaign.
Their next league fixtures after playing Liverpool are Manchester City (a), Newcastle (h), Norwich (h), QPR (a).
Ali Al-Habsi will make his 100th Premier League appearance for Wigan, while Emmerson Boyce is poised to reach his century of games for the club.

Liverpool
Liverpool's only two wins in their last six league games have both been by a 5-0 scoreline.
They have 39 points - their lowest tally after 27 games since the 1992-93 season.
The Reds average more points per game against bottom-half opposition (2.41) than any side other than Manchester United, winning nine and losing only one of those 12 matches.
According to Infostrada, Luis Suarez has had a Premier League-high 48 shots on target this season and scored from 38% of those attempts.
Steven Gerrard will make his 400th Premier League start, while Glen Johnson is expected to make his 100th top-flight start for Liverpool.

Competition: Barclays Premier League
Match:
  Wigan v Liverpool
Date: Saturday,2nd March
Kickoff: 17:30  GMT
Venue: DW Stadium
Live/Repeat: Live

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