Roberto Martinez wants Wigan to turn good home performances into results

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez says the team's performances at home this season have been much better than their results suggest.

Turning point

This weekend, Wigan supporters are planning to congregate en masse in the DW Stadium car park to cheer the team as they arrive to tackle Liverpool. They tried something similar before a game against West Brom last March as Wigan lay bottom of the table. Wigan played out a 1-1 draw with the Baggies that day but what followed was a remarkable upturn in form which carried them to safety, winning seven of their last nine games - a run which started with victory over Liverpool and included further wins against Manchester United and Arsenal - to beat the drop. Martinez added: "This initiative was a turning point last season and I do hope this can change around the results we have had at home so far. "It is one of the many examples we have got of how much the fans get involved and how important they are in our preparations and what we do on the pitch. "The players were shocked to see a lot of fans waiting in the car park and after that they came in with a completely different mental approach. "They were very happy and they had that positive belief, knowing how important the game was going to be and the rest the season. "This is our eighth season in the Premier League and we have been fighting with everything to get into the ninth. "We are developing a strong structure underneath us and the fans are vital for that. "The fans, and the way they conduct themselves, are one of the reasons we have been able to be successful over the years."