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Chelsea's northern strife puts dent in title prospects

Should Chelsea fail to win the Premier League title for a fourth consecutive year, they are sure to look back ruefully on their performances in the north-west. Carlo Ancelotti's first trips to Wigan, Everton and Manchester City all ended in defeat, and yesterday Blackburn shrugged off the setback...

Martinez happy to cash in after keeper Kirkland is struck by coin

On A normal day the sympathy for Burnley would have been all too evident in the wake of this cruel defeat. Yet it was difficult to find someone who felt sorry for Brian Laws' side, as justice was seen to be done when Hugo Rodallega's diving header deep into stoppage time helped Wigan take a giant...

Wigan boss Martinez blasts Capello over Kirkland's England snub

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has hit out at England for snubbing Chris Kirkland, even though the goalkeeper has kept seven clean sheets this season in a struggling side.

Wigan Athletic Sunday Supplement - 21/03/10

Welcome to this edition of the Sunday Supplement, a good day to relax, why not just chill for a while in front of your PC with all the Latics news, views and gossip that you could

What The Papers Say - Latics 1-0 Burnley

Following yesterdays dramatic injury time winner from Hugo Rodallega as the Latics beat Burnley 1-0 at the DW Stadium I thought it might be an idea to detach myself from the emotion

Arsenal Eye Up James McCarthy Move

James McCarthy has become a focus of Arsenal with Gunners manager Arsene Wenger despatching chief scout Steve Rowley to watch the Latics youngster

Wigan 1 Burnley 0: Hugo Rodallega strikes late to shatter Clarets

You can almost hear the death-knell tolling over Burnley’s Premier League season. Defeat, inflicted in the last seconds of added time, sent them back across Lancashire in misery.

FA to launch inquiry after Wigan's Kirkland struck by coin at Burnley

Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was hurt by a coin thrown from the crowd in the Lancashire relegation derby against Burnley. He was injured after 53 minutes in the match.