Source: SKY_Sports
Wigan v Hull City preview
Hull City take their siege mentally to the JJB to face Wigan in one of two matches live on Sky Sports this Sunday. The Tigers make the short trip to Greater Manchester to face Steve Bruce's Latics following a controversial defeat to Arsenal in midweek.Tuesday's FA Cup quarter-final saw the Gunners progress, but the contest was marred by an off-the-field altercation involving Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas and Hull assistant manager Brian Horton.Since then Brown has been handed a whopping £2,500 fine and warned about his own conduct in an FA Cup tie against Newcastle earlier in the season.And the Tigers tactician is hoping the resentment of their bitter midweek cup exit will spur them onto better results, starting this weekend.Ashbee blowCaptain Ian Ashbee has been ruled out of the Tiger' trip to The JJB with a hamstring problem.The City midfielder picked up the injury during the first-half of the defeat to Arsenal and has not recovered in time for Sunday's fixture.Brown will give defensive duo Michael Turner and Antony Gardner as long as possible to prove their fitness, although neither trained on Friday morning.The good news for the Tigers is that Dean Marney returns from suspension, while Kevin Kilbane is back to face his former club after being cup-tied.Hull are still without Jimmy Bullard and George Boateng, with both midfielders out with long-term knee problems.Latics team-newsWigan boss Steve Bruce is looking to all but secure his side's top-flight status by recording their first back-to-back win in ten outings.The Latics tasted their first victory in eight attempts last weekend with a 2-1 win away to Sunderland.But Bruce may have to try to achieve that feat without the services of winger Antonio Valencia, who is a slight doubt.The Ecuador international has been struggling with a hamstring problem over the last couple of months and has yet to regain full fitness.Midfielder Lee Cattermole is definitely out of the match as the 20-year-old serves the second game of a four-match suspension.Should Paul Scharner figure this weekend, the versatile Austrian will become the first player in Wigan's history to make 100 Premier League appearances.Possible starting XIs:Wigan: Kirkland, Figueroa, Boyce, Bramble, Melchiot, N'Zogbia, Scharner, Watson, Valencia, Zaki, Mido.Hull: Duke, Kilbane, Gardner, Turner, Dawson, Ricketts, Marney, Garcia, Geovanni, Manucho, Fagan.