Team scouting report week 1

This week we take a look at Roberto Martinez' Wigan side who aim to avoid relegation to the championship. And this season it will be tougher that ever before for the latics.

The best starting line up
Al habsi Boyce Caldwell Alcaraz Figueroa Diame Macarthy Gomez Moses Sammon/Rodallega Beausejour

Best players
1. Ali al habsi The Oman international keeper has provided some great saves to earn wigan vital points this season
2. Mohamed Diame The senegal international can score some great goals and makes the midfield tick.
3. Victor moses. The young winger can beat a man for fun and on occasions provides goals and assits he's also won Wigan penaltys this season and has been crucial in the absence of last season's star man Charles N'Zogbia

The manager
Roberto martinez
The young spanish man has done quite well at wigan if you consider the money he has had to spend not alot in truth but he has made some very good buys such as Al habsi Diame Moses Mcarthy and Beausejour also players such as Sammon and Di santo still look like they can provide they just need the games. Also martinez who is nicknamed by the wigan supporters as Bobby has done well with the young players a few of them have played in cup matches and have looked ok especially Jordan Mustoe and Callum
Mc mannaman remember the names!

Can they stay up?
Anything is possible in this mad mad game, and wigan have sometimes achevied the impossible , for example Wigan hadnt won back to back games all season last season until the last two games of the season come around and wigan have to win the last two games and guess what ! They did aswell. I think Wigan will stay up because tey have the experiance in the squad and many players at Wigan have done it all before.

Predictions Week 1

The predictions game is back and has now got a new format! We'll select all the Premier League games + a few big games from all over the world. If you predict the right outcome (win, draw, loss...) you get 3 points, if you predict the right score, you get 5 points. There might also be a miscellaneous question. If you get that right you get 4 points. Every week, we'll also have a special guest, either our friends or anyone involved in football (like the players).

Week 1:

Special Guest: Daniel White. The two admin's best friend. He's a big Wigan Athletic fan and has a season ticket along with Tom Horn.

Adebayo Akinfenwa! (I made it on Paint)

Whitey:

Arsenal 2-1 AC Milan

Birmingham 1-2 Chelsea

Tottenham 1-1 Man Utd

Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal

Blackburn 1-2 Aston Villa

Man City 3-0 Bolton

QPR 1-2 Everton

Stoke 2-0 Norwich

WBA 1-1 Chelsea

Wigan 8-0 Swansea (di Santo hattrick of course)

Newcastle 2-1 Sunderland

Fulham 1-1 Wolves

Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Bayern Munich

Tom Horn:

Arsenal 3-1 AC Milan

Birmingham 1-1 Chelsea

Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd

Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal

Blackburn 0-0 Aston Villa

Man City 5-0 Bolton

QPR 2-2 Everton

Stoke 3-1 Norwich

WBA 1-1 Chelsea

Wigan 3-0 Swansea

Newcastle 2-1 Sunderland

Fulham 0-0 Wolves

Bayer Leverkusen 3-3 Bayern Munich

Vishal Chahwala:

Arsenal 3-2 AC Milan

Birmingham 1-0 Chelsea

Tottenham 2-1 Man Utd

Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal

Blackburn 2-0 Aston Villa

Man City 4-1 Bolton

QPR 2-1 Everton

Stoke 1-0 Norwich

WBA 1-1 Chelsea

Wigan 0-8 Swansea (Àngel Ràngel hattrick of course)

Newcastle 2-1 Sunderland

Fulham 2-0 Wolves

Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Bayern Munich

Next week it's Adebayo Akinfenwa!

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