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

To be played at Goodison Park, Saturday December 11 at 3pm Everton's last five gamesDec 4: Premier League - Chelsea 1 Everton 1Nov 27: Premier League - Everton 1 West Brom 4Nov 22: Premier League - Sunderland 2 Everton 2Nov 14: Premier League - Everton 1 Arsenal 2Nov 10: Premier League - Everton 1 Bolton 1Wigan's last five gamesDec 4: Premier League - Wigan 2 Stoke 2Nov 30: Carling Cup - Arsenal 2 Wigan 0Nov 27: Premier League - West Ham 3 Wigan 1Nov 20: Premier League - Man Utd 2 Wigan 0Nov 13: Premier League - Wigan 1 West Brom 0Past MatchesEverton's overall record against WiganP 11 W 7 D 2 L 2 Goals for 19 Goals against 8Selected matchesAugust 30 2009: Everton 2 Wigan 1 - read match report here 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 openerApril 5 2009: Everton 4 Wigan 0 - read match report here 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.August 11 2007: Everton 2 Wigan 1 - read match report here 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.Sept 16 2006: Everton 2 Wigan 2 - read match report here 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.Quick quiz (Answers over the page)1 Which Everton FA Cup winner played 161 games for Wigan between 2001 and 2007?2 Which former Liverpool player scored Everton's first ever Premier League goal against Wigan in January 2006 at the JJB?3 Saturday's date marks the sixth anniversary of a famous Goodison Mersey derby victory - who scores the Blues winner that day?4 Which member of the Blues 1987 title-winning squad joined the club from Wigan at the start of that season?5 Eccles-born Blues midfield hero Joe Parkinson began his career at Wigan but who did he join the Blues from in 1993?A comedy moment from a Blues-Latics clash of yesteryear >>>>>>>>>>

Source: Liverpool_Echo