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January 12, 2013 11:00 PM MYT
Craven Cottage — London
Referee:‬ M. Clattenburg‎
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Fulham - Wigan Preview: Latics back in relegation scrap following one win in eight

Roberto Martinez's men are on a poor run but will travel to London eyeing a good result with Martin Jol's side having won just one one of their last seven at Craven Cottage

By Arthur Virgo

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FULHAM
Fulham
Stockdale
Riether, Hughes, Hangeland, Briggs
Dejagah, Sidwell, Karagounis, Kacaniklic
Ruiz, Berbatov
WIGAN
  Wigan Athletic
Al-Habsi
Ramis, Caldwell, Figueroa
Boyce, McCarthy, McArthur, Beausejour
Gomez, Di Santo, Maloney

Martin Jol is still without first-choice goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer (neck), so David Stockdale will continue in goal, although John Arne Riise (shin), Mladen Petric (leg) and Stephen Kelly (knee) will face a fitness test ahead of the tie.

Damien Duff (calf) is expected to be involved in some capacity at Craven Cottage, but Mahamadou Diarra (knee) was withdrawn from Mali's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations this week due to his ongoing struggle to regain fitness.

Wigan are without centre-backs Antolin Alcaraz (groin) and Adrian Lopez (hamstring) but could field the same back line as in their last few matches.

Midfielder Ben Watson (shin) and wingers Ryo Miyaichi (ankle) and Albert Crusat (knee) are unavailable, but newly-signed Roger Espinoza is available.

Arouna Kone was named in Ivory Coast’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations so Shaun Maloney and Jordi Gomez could feature either side of Franco Di Santo in attack, while striker Angelo Henriquez could feature at some point after joining the club on loan from Manchester United.


  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Fulham had won just one of their last 12 Premier League games before ending their poor run of form with a 2-1 away win over West Brom on New Year's Day.
  • The Cottagers have hit the target with a higher percentage of their shots than any other team in the top flight this season (50 per cent), while their substitutes have netted eight goals this season, more than any other team.
  • Wigan have picked up just four points from their last eight league matches, conceding two goals or more in nine of their last 11 games amid a series of injury problems.
  • The Latics have conceded more penalties than any other Premier League side this season (six).
  • The Lancashire side have scored the lowest proportion of goals in the 15 minutes leading up to half-time (5%) and the highest proportion in the 15 minutes after the break (36%) of any team in the league.
  • Wigan have failed to beat Fulham in the last 12 games matches between the two, with the Lancashire side losing five of the last six. The Latics have also scored just nine goals in their 15 Premier League meetings with the Cottagers and never more than once in any of those matches.
  • There has been an 85th minute or later goal scored in each of the last four Premier League meetings between Wigan and Fulham.
  • Hugo Rodallega (pictured right) signed for Fulham last summer from Wigan, having scored 24 goals in 112 Premier League appearances for the Latics since his move in January 2009.

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1Mark SchwarzerGoalkeeper
5Brede HangelandDefender
18Aaron HughesDefender
20Sascha RietherMidfielder
26Giorgos KaragounisMidfielder
11Kieran RichardsonMidfielder
16Damien DuffMidfielder
31Alexander KacaniklicMidfielder
9Dimitar BerbatovStriker
10Mladen PetricStriker
11Bryan RuizStriker
-David StockdaleGoalkeeper
7John Arne RiiseDefender
14Philippe SenderosDefender
6Chris BairdDefender
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21Ashkan DejagahStriker
20Hugo RodallegaStriker
26Ali Al HabsiGoalkeeper
5Gary CaldwellDefender
17Emmerson BoyceDefender
21Iván RamisDefender
31Maynor FigueroaDefender
4James McCarthyMidfielder
6David JonesMidfielder
16James McArthurMidfielder
22Jean BeausejourMidfielder
9Franco Di SantoStriker
10Shaun MaloneyStriker
12Mike PollittGoalkeeper
23Ronnie StamDefender
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