Wigan ready for six-pointer at the Reebok Stadium

Bolton Wanderers

• Midfielder Tamir Cohen is available again after a one-match ban.
• Midfielders Fabrice Muamba and Jack Wilshere are expected to overcome niggles to play.
• Bolton are unbeaten in their last five league home games.

• Sam Ricketts is ruled out as he serves a one-match suspension.
• American Stuart Holden will be out for another five weeks with a broken leg.
• Gary Cahill is out until the end of the month with a blood clot on his arm.
• Midfielder Gavin McCann will miss the rest of the season after being told he needs ankle surgery.
• The Trotters have not scored against Wigan in their last four meetings.
• The last two fixtures between the teams have finished goalless.

Wigan Athletic

• James McCarthy is hoping to recover from an ankle injury to play.
• igan are still unbeaten this season when striker Hugo Rodallega scores.
• The Latics’ win against Liverpool on Monday was their first in seven Premier League games.
• Wigan are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Bolton.

• Roberto Martinez’s side has won only two of their last 14 matches in the Premier League.
• The Latics have gone six games without a win.
• There have been only two goals in the last four encounters between the two sides.

Expert Advice

After differing results in midweek, the two teams will arrive at the Reebok Stadium in different states of mind. Wigan have had their problems holding on to a lead this season but Monday’s victory against Liverpool will have given them huge confidence of putting together an unbeaten run. Saturday’s game is the fourth in a row for Bolton against their relegation rivals and the midweek defeat against Sunderland was a setback. But, prior to Tuesday, the Trotters have been a lot tighter at the back and they are a lot stronger at home than on the road. With this in mind, a draw at Betsson’s odds of 3.25 looks a sound bet.

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