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Preview: Tottenham v Wigan

Preview: Tottenham v Wigan


Preview: Tottenham v Wigan

The Spurs had a disastruos start to the Premier Leauge, the recent win against Wisla Krakow in the UEFA cup is the only comforting factor. They will taken on Wigan at White Hart Lane on Sunday.

Venue: White Hart Lane

Referee: Steve Tanner

Tottenham has got only one point in the last four games and find themselves at the bottom of the table. Juande Ramos had bolstered his squad by bringing in creative talents like Luka Modric and dos Santos, none of the players had excelled well to secure a win for the Spurs. The newest acquisition is the Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, fans will have to wait and watch if he can replace Dimitar Berbatov.

Wigan Athletic has had a decent start to their Premier League season, including a five goal thrash against Hull City away from home. The players are in great form, former England striker Emile Heskey leading the pack, with the on-loan striker Amr Zaki, who has scored five goals so far.

Injuries and Suspensions

Tottenham will have worries in the midfield as the creative Modric has picked up a knock in the match against Aston Villa. Alan Hutton is injured and would not be available.

Wigan does not have any first team injuries and are not likely to make a change to the squad.

KeyPlayers

Tottenham - Gareth Bale.

The young full back is an exciting player, helps the team to push forward with his overlapping runs. He will be the player to watch for this game.

Wigan - Amr Zaki.

The Egypt international has scored five times in the league so far and looks good for more.