Wigan Athletic vs Fulham Prediction and Analysis: Home team to suffer a painful defeat.
The FA Cup match between Wigan Athletic and Fulham will take place at 10:00 PM on February 8th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for Wigan Athletic vs Fulham
January went smoothly for Fulham in the transfer market. However, on Thursday morning, the Cottagers officially announced the re-signing of former striker Willian. Whether he will be able to complete the formalities in time to play in the match against Wigan remains to be seen.
Manager Silva will certainly be without Harry Wilson (foot injury) and Kenny Tete (knee injury) for the fourth round match. However, Reiss Nelson (on loan from Arsenal) is in the final stages of recovering from a thigh injury and is likely to return on Saturday.
There will certainly be changes to the Cottagers' lineup. Players like Muniz, Tom Cairney, Harrison Reed, and Ryan Sessegnon are looking for rare opportunities to start. Additionally, goalkeeper Bernd Leno will be rested, and Steven Benda will replace him in goal.
Wigan were more active in the transfer market during the winter transfer window. Among their signings, third-round hero Aasgaard was sold to Luton Town. Other new signings Oliver Norburn and Jon Mellish were ineligible for this match.
Maloney's team also lost Silko Thomas to injury after just 25 minutes in the match against Lincoln City. The Leicester City striker has now returned to his parent club to receive treatment for a serious knee injury.
However, Owen Dale, a last-minute signing from Oxford United, is a similar replacement at winger. Meanwhile, Ronan Darcy (also a last-minute addition from Crawley Town) is a candidate to replace Aasgaard.
Latest predicted lineups for Wigan Athletic vs Fulham
Wigan Athletic:
Tickle; Sibbick, Kerr, Carragher, L. Robinson; S. Smith, Weir; J. Smith, Darcy, Dale; Taylor
Fulham:
Benda; Castagne, Cuenca, Diop, Sessegnon; Cairney, Reed; Traore, Pereira, Iwobi; Muniz
Latest football match prediction: Wigan Athletic vs Fulham
Still hungry for a FA Cup title, Fulham are frequently "prey" in the fourth round, having been eliminated at this stage in four of their last five seasons, with the exception of their quarter-final appearance in 2023.
However, Cottagers have reason to be considered the "dark horse" for this year's championship. They easily advanced through the third round against Watford, with goals from Rodrigo Muniz, Raul Jimenez, Joachim Andersen, and Timothy Castagne.
Muniz and Jimenez also combined to secure Fulham's most recent victory against a similarly matched Premier League opponent, equalizing and then coming from behind to beat Newcastle United 2-1 (who went on to reach the EFL Cup final). This solidified the team's position in the top half of the table.
With their Premier League title race underway, Fulham's path to European competition is wide open through the FA Cup. The team have lost only two of their 13 matches across all competitions since the start of December and have demonstrated impressive attacking prowess away from home.
Cottagers have scored at least two goals in each of their last five away games, and haven't failed to score since their 0-1 defeat to Manchester United in August, having found the net in 13 away games since then.
However, the other side of the battle lines showed no fear.
In contrast to the highly-rated Fulham, Wigan won the FA Cup with a historic victory over Manchester City in 2013. However, their recent results in the competition have not been very impressive.
Latics are striving to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 2017-18 season, but have shown strength away from home, beating Carlisle United, Cambridge United and Mansfield Town on their way to this stage.
Shaun Maloney's side secured a 2-0 victory against their last opponent thanks to a brace from Thelo Aasgaard. However, they have been inconsistent in League One since then, earning only 7 points in their last 15 matches and dropping into the bottom half of the table.
Wigan came very close to beating Lincoln City earlier this month, but James Collins scored from a penalty that rebounded after Sam Tickle saved his first shot, meaning only 1 of their last 6 games at Brick Community Stadium have ended in a win.
Furthermore, the head-to-head history also favors Fulham. Wigan have not won any of their last 19 matches against Cottagers – Fulham's longest winless streak against any opponent in history.
Predicted score for Wigan Athletic vs Fulham
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When and where can I watch Wigan Athletic vs Fulham live?
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