Last updated: 1st October 2008
Cattermole: Tight hamstring
Wigan midfielder Lee Cattermole is battling to be fit for Saturday's showdown with his former club Middlesbrough.
The England Under-21 international left his home-town side in the summer to join the JJB Stadium outfit in a £3.5million deal.
Cattermole was forced out of Sunday's 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the 53rd minute with a tight hamstring, with Michael Brown coming on in his place.
The combative midfielder will be hoping his early exit from the action will have prevented a more serious problem and that he will be able to tackle his old team-mates in the Premier League.
Cattermole still goes to see Boro in action and has already marked the Latics' clash at the Riverside in February as his game of the season.
He told the Wigan Evening Post: "When I was a Boro player, I used to look for games against Manchester United and the other big clubs when the fixture list came out.
"When I signed for Wigan, the first thing I did was to check when the two games against Boro were happening.
"Boro are my home club. I appreciate everything they did for me, but I got the chance to move on and I'm enjoying it.
"I still go and watch Boro - I went to Old Trafford last Tuesday to see them play United in the Carling Cup.
"A few weeks ago I saw them at Liverpool too. I've still a lot of friends at the club and my family are all fans - a lot of my friends are coming on Saturday.
"It will seem a bit strange playing against them if I get the chance. But what will probably be more weird is when we play at the Riverside in February.
"Since I left Boro, I've had a nice letter from the manager, assistant manager and other people at the club. I appreciated that.
"Now I've moved away and it's all about trying to help Wigan get the three points this weekend."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Thursday 16th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Crewe vs Wigan |
| Sunday 19th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | FC St Veit vs Wigan |
| Wednesday 22nd July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:00 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Wigan |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Hannover 96 vs Wigan |
| Tuesday 28th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:30 | Preston vs Wigan |
| Wednesday 29th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:30 | Barnsley vs Wigan |
| Sunday 2nd August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Sheff Wed vs Wigan |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Motherwell vs Wigan |
| Monday 10th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | FC Utrecht vs Wigan |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Wigan |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Wigan vs Wolverhampton |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Wigan |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs West Ham |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Wigan |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Chelsea |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Wigan |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Stoke 2 - 0 Wigan | |
| Wednesday 13th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 9th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 3 - 1 Wigan | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 0 - 0 Bolton | |
| Sunday 26th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 0 Wigan | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 4 Arsenal | |
| Sunday 5th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 4 - 0 Wigan | |
| Sunday 22nd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Hull | |
| Saturday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 2 Wigan | |
| Wednesday 4th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 0 - 1 West Ham | |
| Saturday 28th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 1 Wigan | |
| Saturday 21st February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Wigan | |
| Saturday 7th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 0 - 0 Fulham | |
| Saturday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 0 - 0 Wigan | |
| Wednesday 28th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 17th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 1 - 0 Wigan | |
| Wednesday 14th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Wigan | |
| Sunday 11th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Tottenham | |
| Friday 2nd January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Tottenham 3 - 1 Wigan | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 |
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