Wigan will be without the suspended Callum Lang when they host Burton on Saturday.The attacker must serve a one-match ban after he received his fifth yellow card of the season during the home defeat to Lincoln on Tuesday night.Full-back Joe Bennett remains a doubt as he continues to recover from a knee injury, while Charlie Wyke (ankle) and Tom Naylor (leg) are set to remain on the sidelines aft...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson admitted his side had no complaints after missing the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One by crashing 2-1 at home to Lincoln.The home side continued their remarkable record of being unbeatable on weekends, but utterly unable to win in midweek, as a goal in either half from Dan Nlundulu and TJ Eyoma secured the points.Wigan did pull one back in the fifth added minute...Full Story »

Wigan missed the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One after they lost 2-1 at home to Lincoln.The home side continued their remarkable record of being unbeatable on weekends, but unable to win in midweek, as a goal in either half from Dan Nlundulu and TJ Eyoma secured the points.Wigan pulled one back in the fifth added minute through Gavin Massey after fellow sub Gwion Edwards hit the crossbar ...Full Story »

Jordan Cousins will be out of action for Wigan as they face Lincoln in Sky Bet League One.The midfielder has sustained a hamstring problem and is set to be out for a number of weeks.Full-back Joe Bennett also remains a doubt as he continues to recover from a knee injury.Leam Richardson’s side have remained unchanged for the last two games and he could tinker with the starting line-up for t...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson has urged his side to keep improving after beating AFC Wimbledon 2-0 at Plough Lane.Paul Kalambayi’s deflection into his own net gave the visitors the lead and James McClean’s third in three games sealed the win.The Latics are within two points of Sky Bet League One leaders Plymouth, with two games in hand, and Richardson wants to maintain the momentum.&ldq...Full Story »

James McClean powered Wigan to their fifth straight away win in Sky Bet League One as they defeated AFC Wimbledon 2-0 at Plough Lane.Neither side got going in a slow first half but the visitors dominated the second and took a two-goal lead courtesy of a Paul Kalambayi deflection and McClean’s third in as many games.The Latics are now just two points behind leaders Plymouth with two games i...Full Story »

Aaron Pressley will be hoping to keep his place after returning from a minor thigh injury as Wimbledon welcome Wigan to Plough Lane.The 19-year-old marked his return to the starting 11 with the winner in their 1-0 win over Lincoln in midweek and will be pushing to start from the off once again.It remains to be seen whether Ollie Palmer will return for the Dons after missing the last six games th...Full Story »

MK Dons head coach Liam Manning admitted his side put in their best defensive effort of the season to underpin a 2-1 victory at fellow Sky Bet League One promotion rivals Wigan.The home side had led through Charlie Wyke’s 20th-minute strike, but after that they found a brick wall in front of Wigan-born Andrew Fisher’s goal.And after Peter Kioso levelled on the half-hour mark with a f...Full Story »

Wigan suffered a setback in their Sky Bet League One promotion bid as MK Dons ran out deserved 2-1 winners at the DW Stadium.The home side had even taken a 20th-minute lead, with Charlie Wyke slotting home Will Keane’s right-wing cross.But the Dons had also started well and levelled on the half-hour mark, when Daniel Harvie crossed for Peter Kioso to head past Ben Amos.Before Wigan could r...Full Story »

Wigan could be forced into the first change to their starting line-up in seven games for Tuesday’s clash with MK Dons.Jordan Cousins limped off early in the second half of Saturday’s hammering of local rivals Bolton after picking up an injury and will be assessed.There was positive news this week on the fitness of midfielder Thelo Aasgaard, who has been out with a knee problem since ...Full Story »

Wigan emphatically answered Ian Evatt’s claim Bolton are the best team in Sky Bet League One with a 4-0 hammering of their derby rivals in front of nearly 21,000 fans.The Wanderers boss was taunted by 4,000 away supporters after Will Keane, Callum Lang and two goals from James McClean earned Leam Richardson’s promotion chasers an impressive victory.But Wigan’s dominant display ...Full Story »

Bolton will be without defender Gethin Jones for the visit of local rivals Wigan in Sky Bet League One.Right-back Jones, who was already ruled out of the game through suspension after picking up his fifth booking of the season in last weekend’s defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, is undergoing treatment on an ankle knock.Harry Brockbank is pushing for a first league appearance of the campaign a...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson believes their 2-0 win at Gillingham could prove to be one of their most important results of the season after they moved to the top of League One.Max Power and Will Keane scored second-half goals for the Latics in an absorbing game at Priestfield.Wigan are now top on goal difference from Sunderland and Richardson was proud of how they battled to victory and bounced ba...Full Story »

Wigan returned to the top of League One with a 2-0 win over Gillingham at Priestfield.Leam Richardson’s men enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges, although a Callum Lang free kick which was comfortably saved by Jamie Cumming was their best effort.Ben Amos had to be alert to push over Danny Lloyd’s wind-assisted free kick, before denying John Akinde from close range.Gills storme...Full Story »

Gillingham have a major doubt over top scorer Vadaine Oliver for their League One clash with Wigan.The striker was forced off during Tuesday’s victory over Cambridge with a rib injury and could miss out.Oliver’s injury meant John Akinde had to play the full match on his return from a foot injury but he came through it and could start again while defender Jack Turner is available foll...Full Story »

Wigan slipped off the top of Sky Bet League One after a 2-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at the DW Stadium.Wednesday took the lead midway through the first half in comedy fashion when Max Power headed past his own goalkeeper Ben Amos, who had come to collect a long diagonal ball and left his goal unguarded.Amos went some way to redeeming himself with a fine stop to deny Callum Paterson while at...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson could name an unchanged starting line-up again for the home game against Sheffield Wednesday.Richardson has reported no new injury worries after Saturday’s 2-0 home win against Cheltenham, which lifted his side top of the table.Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard will be sidelined until at least early next month due to a knee injury having missed the last four matches.On-l...Full Story »

Leam Richardson heaped all the praise on to his Wigan players following the 2-0 victory over Cheltenham that cemented their position at the top of Sky Bet League One.The win was never in doubt from the moment Callum Lang opened the scoring inside eight minutes, with a cool finish after great work from Charlie Wyke and Max Power.Lang repaid the favour to allow Wyke to add the second goal within a...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson is without star midfielder Thelo Aasgaard for his side’s League One clash with Cheltenham.Aasgaard was ruled out of the midweek Carabao Cup loss to Sunderland due to a knee injury which is set to keep him on the sidelines for four weeks.Richardson sought plenty of positives in the defeat to the Black Cats with deadline-day signings Jason Kerr and Curtis Tilt maki...Full Story »

Lee Johnson insists his Sunderland side ‘haven’t peaked, nowhere near’ after seeing them book their place in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 victory at Wigan.The clash pitted the top two in Sky Bet League One against each other, but a total of 17 changes – eight to Sunderland, nine to Wigan – showed where the contest lay on the respective list of prioritie...Full Story »