{"id":388092,"date":"2011-04-22T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/22\/sunderland-wigan-athletic-preview-black-cats-looking-for-first-win-in-nine-games-against-latics\/"},"modified":"2011-04-22T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T08:48:00","slug":"sunderland-wigan-athletic-preview-black-cats-looking-for-first-win-in-nine-games-against-latics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/22\/sunderland-wigan-athletic-preview-black-cats-looking-for-first-win-in-nine-games-against-latics\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland &#8211; Wigan Athletic Preview: Black Cats looking for first win in nine games against Latics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h2>Roberto Martinez&#8217;s side aiming for back-to-back wins to push for Premier League survival as Asamoah Gyan seeks to end six-game goal drought at Stadium of Light<\/h2>\n<h3>By Simon Sinclair<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"59.9122760801\">\n<div readability=\"16.9230769231\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL - Birmingham City vs Sunderland, Stuart Parnaby and Asamoah Gyan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f2db128912_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>EPL &#8211; Birmingham City vs Sunderland, Stuart Parnaby and Asamoah Gyan<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitbag.com\/stores\/kitbag\/football.aspx?portal=OGQCV6S9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/6d66kitbagsmall.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>Shop for the latest footy kit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunderland<\/strong> have not won in nine games since January 22 when they beat Blackpool 2-1 at Bloomfield Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Steve Bruce has not beaten his former club Wigan in three attempts since taking the helm at the Stadium of Light.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Asamoah Gyan is without a Premier League goal since February, with his last coming against Tottenham six games ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunderland have scored 20 goals at home all season, which is the second worst in the league. Only Wigan and Birmingham (18) have scored less.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Black Cats have had seven different scorers in the Premier League, which is the fewest in the top flight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wigan<\/strong> have only lost once at the Stadium of Light in six visits to Wearside, winning two of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hugo Rodallega is Wigan\u2019s top scorer this season with eight Premier League goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Only Wolves (12) and Fulham (13) have scored fewer away goals in the Premier than the Latics (14).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Roberto Martinez\u2019s side have only kept six clean sheets this season which is the second worst record in the division only Wolves have kept less.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Latics have failed to score in 13 Premier League matches this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c19\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/7311108935hp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>September 11, 2010: Wigan 1-1 Sunderland<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antolin Alcaraz scored in the dying minutes to snatch a point for the hosts cancelling out Asamoah Gyan\u2019s debut strike for the Black Cats.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><em>Follow the Premier League <strong>LIVE<\/strong> on Goal.com:<br \/>Commentaries, Stats, Player Ratings and much more,<br \/>Visit Goal.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/live-scores\/fixtures?tab=all\">Live Scores<\/a>!<br \/><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f2db128912_news-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/04\/22\/2452496\/sunderland-wigan-athletic-preview-black-cats-looking-for\" title=\"Sunderland - Wigan Athletic Preview: Black Cats looking for first win in nine games against Latics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland &#8211; Wigan Athletic Preview: Black Cats looking for first win in nine games against Latics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Roberto Martinez&#8217;s side aiming for back-to-back wins to push for Premier League survival as Asamoah Gyan seeks to end six-game goal drought at Stadium of Light By Simon Sinclair EPL &#8211; Birmingham City vs Sunderland, Stuart Parnaby and Asamoah Gyan Related Links Teams Shop for the latest footy kit Sunderland have not won in nine games since January 22 when they beat Blackpool 2-1 at Bloomfield Road. 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