Wigan vs Manchester City – FA Cup – Preview

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Sreya

Wigan vs Manchester City – Wigan hosts Manchester City at the DW Stadium on 19th February, Monday in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Wigan Athletic, the second-placed League One side have an uphill task tonight as they face arguably the best side in the country right now. Wigan eliminated Crawley Town, Fylde, AFC Bournemouth and West Ham in the earlier rounds, although they needed a couple of replays against Fylde and AFC Bournemouth.

Manchester City have all but wrapped up the English Premier League and are in the finals of the League Cup. Chasing a rare quadruple, Pep Guardiola’s side saw off Burnley and Cardiff in the earlier rounds of the FA Cup.

Team News

Sam Morsy is suspended while Shaun McDonald and Craig Morgan are sidelined through injuries. Devante Cole, James Vaughan and Donervon Daniels are cup-tied as well.

Manchester City will be without the injured Benjamin Mendy, Gabriel Jesus and Yaya Toure.

Wigan Athletic Possible Starting Lineup: Christian Walton, Nathan Byrne, Cheyenne Dunkley, Dan Burn, Callum Elder, Gary Roberts, Max Power, Michael Jacobs, Nick Powell, Gavin Massey, William Grigg.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Claudio Bravo, Danilo, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ilkay Gundogan, Fernandinho, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane.

“We’ve got a fantastic stadium and the support inside it will make it a really good atmosphere, that’s a guarantee. Everyone can look forward to a good night of football. Football has a funny way of sending out shock results and our belief on Monday night must be that we can win the game.”

– Paul Cook, Wigan Athletic.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Wigan vs Manchester City H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for Manchester City and two wins for Wigan Athletic. A 2-0 win for Manchester City is the most probable outcome tonight.