For Wigan it’s starting to look perilous with a gap between themselves and 17th placed Aston Villa starting to open up. For Newcastle, the need to pick up three points to prevent ourselves being sucked back into the relegation mix is what should be our motivating reason for today.
Both sides need the points and both sides are capable of getting them although it could be argued that Wigan’s need is actually greater than ours as the table stands currently. It’s an interesting game in prospect, but I hope we manage to give a good account of ourselves rather than the usual non-performance our trips to Wigan have become known for.
The headline team news is that Hatem Ben Arfa has been ruled out for the remainder of the season and will undergo surgery on his hamstring. I say headline but it’s not really as we’ve coped without him for most of the season anyway and will just have to continue to do so. Other team news and assorted titbits can be viewed here in the match preview.
Full confirmation of team news will be provided at the bottom of this article and will be added by me as I’m not stuck in delays of 25 hours caused by snow on the continent like I was on Thursday. That’s also the reason why there was no match report following the Anzhi game. I’ve still only seen the goal so it would be a bit wrong to write up a report when I’ve not seen anything of the game. However if you asked me to write a report on the field in France I spent hours parked up next to I could have provided some real detail about it!
The game is live here in the UK for a change and can be viewed on Sky Sports 1. However if you’re not at the game and don’t have Sky then you’ll most likely need a stream to watch the game on. A whole host of overseas broadcasters are showing the game so getting hold of one shouldn’t be too much of a problem. If you do find one please don’t be shy with it and share the stream by leaving the link in the ‘comments’ section below.
Which neatly wraps this up and now it’s over to the players and manager at the DW Stadium to form the basis of my match report. Hopefully I can write a positive one for a change, which is something I’m not used to doing following trips to Wigan!
Howay the lads!
Wigan: Joel Robles; Emmerson Boyce, Antolin Alcaraz, Paul Scharner, Maynor Figueroa; Shaun Maloney, James McCarthy, Jordi Gomez, Jean Beausejour; Callum McManaman, Arouna Koné
Subs: Ali Al-Habsi, Ronnie Stam, Gary Caldwell, Angelo Henriquez, James McArthur, Roman Golobart, Franco Di Santo
Newcastle: Rob Elliot; Mathieu Debuchy, Steven Taylor, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Davide Santon; Cheik Tiote, Jonas Gutierrez; Sylvain Marveaux, Moussa Sissoko, Yoan Gouffran; Papiss Cisse
Subs: Steve Harper, Massadio Haidara, James Perch, Vurnon Anita, Dan Gosling, Gabriel Obertan, Shola Ameobi
Michael12 – You do realise that our four wins from the last six games have been gained without us keeoing a clean sheet don’t you?
toonsy(Quote)
Just as we might gain momentum it goes to sh*t. We started Ok but since then it’s just been painful.
What really pisses me off about that challenge is that even if you give the player a red it doesn’t level things up as our game plan has to change and shuffle.
sjp14(Quote)
Unbelievable! Mcmanaman should be off. Shocking shocking tackle.
Cologne-toon(Quote)
Wish Perch and Toote would stop tapping ball back to each other.
Groucho(Quote)
We want no excuses or feeling sorry for ourselves this second half. We should get on with it and do the job. These lot have won 2 in 14 at home and conceded more than any other club at home in the division. Foxy Pards needs to call on his famous tactical skills and outwit Martinez. 😆
Blackley & Brownlie(Quote)
got a non-**** feed anyone?
M(Quote)
Seen as though everyone is giving their opinion on which players have played **** for us I’ll give my top five worst players in order….
1 Mbiwa (very poor game)
2 Sissoko (has been terrible)
3 Cisse (offside far too often and a snatch shot)
4 Santon (not really his fault he’s had to switch and found himself on the wrong foot)
5 Tiote (passing is terrible)
Best players (Jonas, Perch and Taylor)
JJ(Quote)
So perch gets booked for that? Joker ref
Newkie(Quote)
Harper????? 😯
Oblong(Quote)
Ye Santi,
Said it wasn’t a foul because he went for the ball… ?????
The same ball that his foot was a good yard away from. And even if he got the ball, he went in two footed half a yard off the ground studs up… it should have been red anyway.
JJ(Quote)
http://www.viponlinesports.eu/football/141090/2/wigan-athletic-vs-newcastle-united-live-stream-online.html
decent for me
ice pup(Quote)
Yanga is having a ‘mare, he’s showing a very concerning tendency to give away possession cheaply
M(Quote)
How tiote gets a game ahead of perch is beyond me perch barely puts a foot wrong but offers nothing going forward. Tiote loses the ball at every opportunity and trys long shots that always go miles wide or over.
Santii(Quote)
cracking run from Cisse, he’s no Alex Mathie though 😆
M(Quote)
Fourth time Mbiwa has lost the ball today carelessly by my count.
Add in the two in the last game he needs to cut it out.
Christ can our players at least try and attempt to challenge for the ball in the air?
JJ(Quote)
Tiote poor get Anita on.
Groucho(Quote)
our fans is doing us proud and showing the rugby supporters how its done!
AlanPardewProject(Quote)
M
I said he had a mare against Anzi too. My opinion hasn’t changed.
Also agree that on current form Perch deserves to play ahead of Tiote.
JJ(Quote)
u utter bell!
M(Quote)
Jesus Cisse pisses me of so much. If we had any decent back ups. He would be the first person dropped.
Santii(Quote)
Cisse, i mean (not JJ) 😆
M(Quote)
Good run by Cisse, then terrible decision to shoot.
Playing like total individuals. This is a team sport. I wish they’d learn that and start to play for each other.
JJ(Quote)
Santii,
Based on today’s performance, I’d drop nearly everyone. Including the ref and commentators.
JJ(Quote)
Wigan fans cheering their dirty piece of work, cunts
Newkie(Quote)
Cisse will come good when he moves into the middle 😉
Munich Mag(Quote)
we’re starting to get a grip
M(Quote)
Too many fair weather players just cruising on the perifery of the game.
Munich Mag(Quote)
😀
Cisse plays this bad almost every game though.
Santii(Quote)
Cisse has been just awful. Once again he needs a goal to keep the critiscm away
Moreno(Quote)
sky reporters are totally **** and blind to what was a stinker of tackle
ash1001(Quote)
Marv has been shocking, how can a player be so inconsistent?
Newkie(Quote)
This is just fucking awful
Cologne-toon(Quote)
err… maybe not
M(Quote)
Get Shola on now
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
I fear this will end a s a drubbing for the toon 🙁 Our final ball is gash, and our energy levels shocking.
Munich Mag(Quote)
Would hate to know the amount of times Sissoko has given away possession tonight. Must be into double figures tonight.
Cisse is having a poor game but he’s only about fourth on my list of those playing **** tonight. 🙄
JJ(Quote)
Cisse is pish. 😳
Munich Mag(Quote)
get some fire in your bellies you lot, 5000 guys have travelled to support you, repay them
ash1001(Quote)
We need to get Marv off and get two forwards up front. Go the long ball to ameobi route 😀
Santii(Quote)
Toby,
Ye, lets put Shola on to make the players that are playing **** look world class. 🙄 😆
He’s a 15 minute man on his good nights which are about 1 in five games. So I wouldn’t pin my hopes on him.
Injuries are a joke too.
Coloccini, Cabaye, Debuchy, Hadaira, Ben Arfa… What is it with us?
JJ(Quote)
oh Marv…. after all that, u play/choose that pass
M(Quote)
Marveaux slot the ball through to Cisse ffs, he had a clear run on goal 👿 👿
Munich Mag(Quote)
Lol JJ who are our best players for you?
For me its Perch and Gouffran (the only players not playing terrible)
Santii(Quote)
Santi, Marveax has the talent to beat them all, but he gives up at the crucial moment
ash1001(Quote)
The Cisse brigade back on his back again. If Shola had done what Cisse has the past eight games they’d be saying he deserves an England call.
Clueless…
JJ(Quote)
JJ
Thanks for all the positivity
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
That Marv pass has to be one of the worst i have seen a pro make.
Santii(Quote)
Man for all the Marveaux lovers take a look at that last 5 minutes. You cannot play like this and give the ball away so easily in this league. Pish poor.
Munich Mag(Quote)
Wow thats all i am saying
Santii(Quote)
having trouble posting. Keep getting redirected to tiger technologies telling me I’ve exceeded my word limit?! My daughter has just posted this for me
KIMTOON(Quote)
Pards has well and truly lost the plot, Goofy off, what the hell is thinking
ash1001(Quote)
Whey! Good old Pards’ trusted plan B. If you can’t think of owt else, bring on the saviour.
Blackley & Brownlie(Quote)
See the kids are out with the smoke bombs 🙄
Marveaux has been garbage
toonsy(Quote)
Santi,
I think Kone’s had a good game. Other than that I can’t think of a decent player on the pitch tonight.
Looks like Pard’s is using has book of tactics (its two pages long).
This is the second and last chapter – “long ball to Shola plan B”
What a disaster tonight has been. No team deserves to win this game.
JJ(Quote)
Please not Shola. Gouffran has worked hard. Wrong man off.
Groucho(Quote)
JJ, is Cisse untouchable ?
He has been pish today.
Oh oh, the legendary Staylor kneeling hand ball 🙄
Munich Mag(Quote)
Testing
KIMTOON(Quote)
The only thing good about this game is the fans i can barely hear the commentators because the Newcastle fans singing their hearts out.
Santii(Quote)
Sissoko not Gouffran should have been off. Still think Anita for Tiote. Hope I’m wrong.
Groucho(Quote)
Marv plays a coupld of terrible balls to keep up with the rest of them and now he’s awful>
Get in Santon
Blackley & Brownlie(Quote)
BOOM YES SANTON
Newkie(Quote)
Wahey!!
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
Santon i love you!!!!!!!!! You sexy *******
Santii(Quote)
A goal down and 20 minutes remaining. The genius that is Pard’s takes off a striker and keeps on two defensive midfielders.
Personally I think Mbiwa, Santon, Tiote, Sissoko, Marveaux and Cisse and been terrible tonight.
Taylor, Perch, Jonas and Elliot have done ok.
Santon has been excellent though… to be honest, I was just kidding about him… 😆
JJ(Quote)
Now win it for Hadiara
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Great play by both Santon, and Cisse there. Love how much it means to him!
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
Get in!!!
Stuart79(Quote)
Get in!!! Suck on that you dirty cunts!
epsilonj(Quote)
Great ball by Cisse
toonsy(Quote)
Ameobi out to Santon? Looked like Cisse to me ❓
JJ(Quote)
get in Santon
Big Dave(Quote)
Great ball by Cisse, man what a great game he’s had. Brilliant finish by Santon 🙂 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Munich Mag(Quote)
Lmao JJ
Listen to those fans. Cracker like
If we win after playing this bad. Wigan deserve to go down. 😀
Santii(Quote)
never a free kick for that on gomez, christ
Newkie(Quote)
This is Hazel again on behalf of kimtoon, still can’t post. Get in Santon!
Toonsy – any idea why I’m not allowed to coment on your website? Why do I keep getting directed to tigertechnologies? anyone?!
KIMTOON(Quote)