Pre-match preview: Everton v Wigan Athletic, Premier League

09 December 2010 14:29
To be played at Goodison Park, Saturday December 11 at 3pm[LNB] Everton's last five games[LNB]Dec 4: Premier League - Chelsea 1 Everton 1[LNB]Nov 27: Premier League - Everton 1 West Brom 4[LNB]Nov 22: Premier League - Sunderland 2 Everton 2[LNB]Nov 14: Premier League - Everton 1 Arsenal 2[LNB]Nov 10: Premier League - Everton 1 Bolton 1[LNB]Wigan's last five games[LNB]Dec 4: Premier League - Wigan 2 Stoke 2[LNB]Nov 30: Carling Cup - Arsenal 2 Wigan 0[LNB]Nov 27: Premier League - West Ham 3 Wigan 1[LNB]Nov 20: Premier League - Man Utd 2 Wigan 0[LNB]Nov 13: Premier League - Wigan 1 West Brom 0[LNB]Past Matches[LNB]Everton's overall record against Wigan[LNB]P 11 W 7 D 2 L 2 Goals for 19 Goals against 8[LNB]Selected matches[LNB]August 30 2009: Everton 2 Wigan 1 - read match report here[LNB] After opening their league campaign with successive defeats to Arsenal and Burnley, the Blues got up and running with a hard-fought win over the Latics with Louis Saha and an injury-time Leighton Baines penalty cancelling out Paul Scharner's 57th minute opener[LNB]April 5 2009: Everton 4 Wigan 0 - read match report here[LNB] Everton all but guaranteed a European place - putting ten points between themselves and their nearest challengers - by trouncing the sorry visitors, two goals from Brazilian loan signing Jo and strikes from Marouane Fellaini and Leon Osman securing a sunny Sunday afternoon stroll for the Blues.[LNB]August 11 2007: Everton 2 Wigan 1 - read match report here[LNB] The Blues started the season with three welcome points, Leon Osman getting the Blues' first goal of the campaign with a looping header and Victor Anichebe adding a second before Antoine Sibierski pulled a goal back for the visitors.[LNB]Sept 16 2006: Everton 2 Wigan 2 - read match report here[LNB] The Latics secured a valuable away point a year after taking all three on their first ever league visit, two goals from Everton nemesis Paul Scharner cancelling out goalds from Andy Johnson and a James Beattie penalty.[LNB]Quick quiz (Answers over the page)[LNB]1 Which Everton FA Cup winner played 161 games for Wigan between 2001 and 2007?[LNB]2 Which former Liverpool player scored Everton's first ever Premier League goal against Wigan in January 2006 at the JJB?[LNB]3 Saturday's date marks the sixth anniversary of a famous Goodison Mersey derby victory - who scores the Blues winner that day?[LNB]4 Which member of the Blues 1987 title-winning squad joined the club from Wigan at the start of that season?[LNB]5 Eccles-born Blues midfield hero Joe Parkinson began his career at Wigan but who did he join the Blues from in 1993?[LNB]A comedy moment from a Blues-Latics clash of yesteryear >>>>>>>>>>

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