Match Preview: Wigan Athletic vs. Tottenham Hotspur

By Nathan Carr / September 24, 2011

Wigan host Tottenham Hotspur at the DW Stadium for a 3pm Premier League kick-off this afternoon with Roberto Martinez's men have lost their last three matches. They were beat by Manchester City, unsurprisingly, 3-0 at the Eithiad Stadium. They then lost to Championship side Cystal Palace in the Carling Cup second round 2-1 with midfielder Ben Watson scoring a late consolation goal and then the Lactics lost last weekend to David Moyes' Everton at Goodinson Park 3-1. Franco Di Santo the scorer for Wigan. So the home side will be desperate for a win today, even though it's unlikely against a side full of as many star as Tottenham, but you never know in football and especially the Premier League. They have picked up just one win and have 5 points putting them in 15th position for the moment. Their win coming against QPR as Franco Di Santo scored two goals to secure Wigan won. It's going to be a tough game for them tomorrow against the quality that Spurs possess. Tottenham played on Tuesday night against Stoke and lost on penalties. Harry Redknapp did field a weak team - almost like he played a team that he thought would get knocked out so he could just focus on the league - which most Premier League managers usually do in the League Cup. They beat Liverpool 4-0 last Sunday and played very well with Emmanuel Adebayor netting twice and Jermaine Defoe scoring to put him on a total of two goals so far this term. Luka Modric also scored after a very unsettled summer. Redknapp's men should be aiming for a win tomorrow; I'll be surprised if Spurs don't come out of it with all three points. Wigan Athletic Team News

Colombia forward Hugo Rodellega could be out for up to one month after suffering a knee injury at Everton last week. Full-back Emmerson Boyce is a doubt as he has a hamstring injury Steven Gohouri and Antolin Alcaraz are both out Shaun Maloney could make debut Tottenham Team News Centre back William Gallas is out with a calf injury Winger Aaron Lennon is also out with a groin injury Assou-Ekotto is suffering from a throat infection but is likely to be ok this afternoon Niko Kranjcar and Roman Pavlyuchenko are both out with hamstring problems

Wigan probable line-up: Formation: 4231 Out: Rodellega (knee), Boyce (hamstring), Gohouri and Alcarez (unspecified injuries) Tottenham probable line-up: Tottenham Hotspur 3-5-2 football formation Formation: 41212 Out: Gallas (calf), Lennon (groin), Kranjcar and Pavlyuchenko (hamstring) Betting: Home 12-5, Away 19-20, Draw 11-5 Nathan's prediction: Wigan 0-2 Tottenham