The final fixture of the weekend in the English Championship takes place on the 18th of December and is between Wigan Athletic and Sheffield United.
The match will be played at the DW Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend in 22nd place on 24 points while the visitors are in second place on 41 points.
🔜 Kolo Touré's first game in charge of the Tics at the DW...👊🏼 Back the boys on Monday night against Sheffield United#wafc 🔵⚪️ #BELIEVE— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) December 13, 2022
🔜 Kolo Touré's first game in charge of the Tics at the DW...👊🏼 Back the boys on Monday night against Sheffield United#wafc 🔵⚪️ #BELIEVE
Wigan Athletic come into the game having picked up a point last time out against Millwall. It was Wigan Athletic who opened the scoring in the 33rd minute but the hosts took just 7 minutes to find the equaliser.
That result means Wigan Athletic are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 fixtures, all of which have come in the Championship.
In addition to the draw at Millwall, Wigan Athletic have picked up a point in a 2-2 draw at Swansea City and beat Blackpool, who are currently one place below Wigan Athletic in the table, 2-1 at home.
The victory over Blackpool is the only win for Wigan Athletic in 9 matches, all of which have come in the Championship.
Trends show Wigan Athletic have lost 6 of their 9 most recent league fixtures and that includes 3 of their last 4 on home soil. Wigan Athletic have been struggling to keep clean sheets in the Championship and they have conceded goals in each of their last 9 league games.
Sheffield United travel to the DW Stadium on the back of a 1-0 home win over Huddersfield Town last weekend.
The only goal of the game was scored in the 15th minute and Sheffield United kept Huddersfield Town out to take maximum points.
That win means Sheffield United have won 5 of their last 6 Championship matches and that is why they are contesting the automatic promotion places.
The wins have come at home against Burnley and Huddersfield Town plus there have been victories at West Bromwich Albion, Bristol City, and Cardiff City.
Away form in the Championship shows Sheffield United have won each of their last 3 matches. The Blades are undefeated in 8 of their 10 most recent away league fixtures, winning 6 of those 10 games on the road.
Sheffield United will be hoping to build on recent clean sheets but have conceded goals in 6 of their last 10 Championship matches.
Looking ahead to the team news and Wigan Athletic are expected to be without the injured trio of Jason Kerr, Tom Pearce, and Ryan Nyambe.
Sheffield United make the trip with doubts over the fitness of five players. John Fleck, Rhian Brewster, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Daniel Jebbison, and Jack O'Connell are all on the treatment table.
Sheffield United have been in good form and should come away from this game with maximum points.
However, we do not expect to see the visitors run away with it and it could be a closely fought contest, with both teams scoring and a narrow 1 goal margin of victory.