English Premier League (EPL)
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November 26, 2011 10:00 AM EST
Stadium of Light — Sunderland
Referee:‬ K. Friend‎
Attendance:‬ 37883‎
 
8′ Sebastian Larsson
Jordi Gómez 44′ (PG)
 
Franco Di Santo 90+2′

Premier League Preview: Sunderland - Wigan Athletic

Black Cats lock horns with the bottom placed side in the Premier League, but will have to be wary as the Latics have history on their side in terms of head-to-head meetings.

By Adithya Ananth

More On :  Sunderland, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland vs Wigan Athletic

PROBABLE LINEUPS

SUNDERLAND


Westwood
O'Shea, Brown, Turner, Bardsley
Elmohamady, Colback, Cattermole, Larsson
Sessegnon
Bendtner
WIGAN ATHLETIC


Al-Habsi
Stam, Caldwell, Gohouri, Figueroa
Diame, McCarthy, Jones
Moses, Di Santo, Rodallega
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce still has a bunch of injuries to deal with, as Marcos Angeleri, Titus Bramble, Fraizer Campbell and Craig Gordon (all knee) are ruled out due to injuries. Meanwhile, Simon Mignolet (face) and Connor Wickham (knee) are also in the treatment room.

Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez will have to make do without Antolin Alcaraz, as the Paraguayan is serving a suspension for the spitting incident that took place during the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Chris Kirkland (back) is also out of action, while Callum McManaman will remain unavailable since he is out on loan with Blackpool.


 DID YOU KNOW

  • Sunderland has a disastrous record at the Stadium of Light in recent times, winning only two of its last 14 matches there.
  • The Black Cats' form has also been dull in recent weeks, as the club has managed to win only one of its last seven games in the league.
  • If all matches ended at halftime, the home side would have been in the relegation zone at this point in the season, whereas the Latics would have found themselves in 15th place.
  • Wigan Athletic has managed to score only 10 goals in the league this season. No team has scored fewer.
  • The visiting side has been in worse form than its opponent, losing nine of its last 10 games in all competitions. But the one game that the club did not lose was its last one against Blackburn Rovers, which finished in a 3-3 draw.
  • The two sides have locked horns 17 times in the course of their respective histories. Wigan has won six, while the Black Cats have triumphed on four occasions. The rest of the games ended in a draw.
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2Phil BardsleyDefender
4Michael TurnerDefender
5Wes BrownDefender
11Kieran RichardsonMidfielder
16John O'SheaDefender
6Lee CattermoleMidfielder
7Sebastian LarssonMidfielder
14Jack ColbackMidfielder
28Stéphane SessegnonMidfielder
52Nicklas BendtnerStriker
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18David MeylerMidfielder
23James McCleanMidfielder
27Ahmed El MohamadyMidfielder
17Dong-Won JiStriker
26Ali Al HabsiGoalkeeper
2Steve GohouriDefender
5Gary CaldwellDefender
23Ronnie StamDefender
31Maynor FigueroaDefender
4James McCarthyMidfielder
11Victor MosesMidfielder
14Jordi GómezMidfielder
19David JonesMidfielder
21Mohamed DiameMidfielder
18Conor SammonStriker
12Mike PollittGoalkeeper
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