Wigan Athletic vs West Bromwich Albion. Sky Bet Championship.
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Friday 19 October 2018 11:47, UK
Wigan will be without the suspended Darron Gibson when they resume Sky Bet Championship action at home to West Brom.
Gibson was sent off during the heavy defeat at Preston prior to the international break and the midfielder will begin a three-match ban on Saturday.
Dan Burn has recovered from the broken foot he suffered in pre-season and the defender could be in line for his first start of the campaign, with Chey Dunkley and Cedric Kipre seeing their places in the team come under pressure. Callum McManaman has featured off the bench in the last two games and the midfielder will hope to make his first Championship start since August 11 against his former club.
West Brom will check on the fitness of winger Matt Phillips. The Scotland international has been battling a muscle strain and is being assessed on a game-by-game basis after missing the last four matches.
New signing Bakary Sako could be involved for the first time since joining the Baggies on a short-term deal at the beginning of the month. The likes of Chris Brunt and Hal Robson-Kanu are also options for West Brom boss Darren Moore should he wish to make changes to the side that started the 4-1 home win against Reading.
Wigan and West Brom haven't faced in any competition since May 2013 - the Latics won 3-2 at the Hawthorns in the Premier League.
The last time Wigan and West Brom faced outside the top-flight was in March 2004 - the Baggies won 2-1, with Darren Moore playing the full match.
Wigan have only lost back to back league games under Paul Cook once before, doing so in February 2018.
West Bromwich Albion have scored more goals in the second half of Championship matches (23) than all the other 23 teams in the division have scored in total in their games this season.
Wigan are yet to recover a point from a losing position in the Championship this season, losing all five matches in which they've trailed.
West Brom have already scored as many league goals this season as they scored in the entirety of the 2017-18 Premier League campaign (31).
David Prutton predicts: 2-3 (25/1 with Sky Bet)