{"id":9721,"date":"2011-12-09T12:16:58","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T12:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/west-brom-v-wigan\/"},"modified":"2011-12-09T12:16:58","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T12:16:58","slug":"west-brom-v-wigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/09\/west-brom-v-wigan\/","title":{"rendered":"West Brom v Wigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/9ebd54554549_mannalistair.jpg\" alt=\"Alistair Mann\" \/><span>By Alistair Mann<\/span><br \/><span>BBC Match of the Day commentator<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Barclays Premier League<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Venue:<\/em> The Hawthorns<\/li>\n<li><em>Date:<\/em> Saturday, 10 December<\/li>\n<li><em>Kick-off:<\/em> 1500 GMT<\/li>\n<li><em>Coverage:<\/em> Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<h2>Live text and stats<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 10 December 2011<\/p>\n<p>Premier League<\/p>\n<table summary=\"This table is for live text and stats\" caption=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Home Team<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Score<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Away Team<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Time<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>West Brom<\/td>\n<td>v<\/td>\n<td>Wigan<\/td>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>TEAM NEWS<\/h2>\n<p>West Brom manager Roy Hodgson is expected to pair Shane Long with Peter Odemwingie up front in the absence of Zoltan Gera.<\/p>\n<p>Long has been battling a persistent groin problem but it is not expected to affect his participation in this match.<\/p>\n<p>Wigan defender Antolin Alcaraz returns from a three-match suspension for spitting.<\/p>\n<p>Emmerson Boyce is fit again and could be included, as could striker Hugo Rodallega.<\/p>\n<h2>MATCH PREVIEW<\/h2>\n<p>Searching through the eight divisions of the English and Scottish leagues you&#8217;ll find that the lowest scorers of all 134 participants are East Stirlingshire with just 11 goals from 14 league games (Incidentally their 11th was the most significant, as it was sufficient to beat Third Division leaders Annan Athletic and move them off the bottom of the table last weekend. But I digress!).<\/p>\n<div readability=\"31\">\n<blockquote readability=\"5\">\n<p>This surely can&#8217;t be a goalless draw &#8211; can it?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>With one more strike, just above East Stirling in the goalscoring charts, are divisional rivals Peterhead and the Premier League&#8217;s bottom side Wigan Athletic. This weekend they meet the next least productive team, West Bromwich Albion, whose own tally so far is just 13.<\/p>\n<p>On the face of it, therefore, it would seem that the Hawthorns is unlikely to witness a goalfest &#8211; never an encouraging sign for an impartial observer.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s at times like this, as a commentator, that you search around for encouraging statistics and the fact the two sides have NEVER played out a goalless draw certainly offers hope.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, these are two teams who suggest that a clean sheet may prove elusive too, as Wigan have registered just two this campaign and West Brom only three. And at the risk of tempting fate further, Baggies fans have only witnessed their side play out one 0-0 draw in their last 95 matches.<\/p>\n<p>In truth, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United their next three opponents, Wigan could certainly do with more than just the solitary point that a goalless draw would earn them. For their part, West Brom will surely view Wigan&#8217;s arrival as an opportunity to bolster their miserly total of just six goals in front of their own supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever way you look at, this surely can&#8217;t be a goalless draw&#8230;can it?<\/p>\n<h2>MATCH FACTS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is only the 16th meeting between the sides. They have six wins apiece.<\/li>\n<li>There has never been a goalless draw between them in league football.<\/li>\n<li>Last season, they drew 2-2 at the Hawthorns in February and Wigan won 1-0 at the DW Stadium in November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>West Brom<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Baggies have picked up more points away from home (eight) than they have at the Hawthorns (seven) this season.<\/li>\n<li>Under manager Roberto Di Matteo they were one point better off at this stage last season.<\/li>\n<li>Shane Long has scored 49 English league goals. He has netted five of the Baggies&#8217; 13 league goals this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wigan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wigan&#8217;s players have been credited with nine errors that have led to goals, more than any other Premier League team.<\/li>\n<li>Only Blackburn have committed more fouls than Wigan so far this season.<\/li>\n<li>They have only won two of their 14 league matches this season.<\/li>\n<li>They have the worst goalscoring record in the league with 12 goals from 14 matches. Victor Moses has had 43 shots this season without scoring a single goal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Alistair Mann BBC Match of the Day commentator Barclays Premier League Venue: The Hawthorns Date: Saturday, 10 December Kick-off: 1500 GMT Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles Live text and stats \u00a0 Saturday, 10 December 2011 Premier League Home Team Score Away Team Time West Brom v Wigan 15:00 TEAM NEWS West Brom manager Roy Hodgson is expected to pair Shane Long with Peter Odemwingie up front in the absence of Zoltan Gera. 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