Comments and predictions for Wigan Athletic vs Fulham: Home team loses painfully

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January has been a quiet month 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 available in time to play against Wigan remains to be seen.

Silva will definitely 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 in the Cottagers' squad, with the likes of Muniz, Tom Cairney, Harrison Reed and Ryan Sessegnon all looking for rare starting opportunities. In addition, goalkeeper Bernd Leno will be rested and Steven Benda will take over in goal.

Wigan have been more active in the transfer market in the winter window, with third-round hero Aasgaard sold to Luton Town. Oliver Norburn and Jon Mellish, other new signings, are ineligible for this game.

Maloney's side also lost Silko Thomas to injury after just 25 minutes against Lincoln City. The Leicester City striker has now returned to his parent club to have treatment on a serious knee injury.

However, Owen Dale, a deadline day signing from Oxford United, is a similar replacement at wing-back, while Ronan Darcy (also a deadline day signing from Crawley Town) is a candidate to replace Aasgaard.

Latest predicted lineup 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 commentary on Wigan Athletic vs Fulham

Still hungry for FA Cup glory, Fulham have often fallen prey to the fourth round, having been eliminated at this stage in four of the last five seasons, apart from reaching the quarter-finals in 2023.

However, the Cottagers have every reason to be considered the "dark horse" for the championship this year, having easily qualified for the third round against Watford, with goals coming from Rodrigo Muniz, Raul Jimenez, Joachim Andersen and Timothy Castagne.

Muniz and Jimenez also combined to secure Fulham’s most recent win against a Premier League rival, equalising and then coming from behind to beat Newcastle United (who reached the EFL Cup final) 2-1, cementing their position in the top half of the table.

With the Premier League in contention for European football, Fulham have a clear path to European football via the FA Cup. They have lost just two of their 13 games in all competitions since the start of December, and have shown impressive attacking ability away from home.

The Cottagers have scored at least two goals in each of their last five away games, and have not failed to score since a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in August, scoring in 13 away games since then.

However, the other side of the battle line was not afraid.

In contrast to Fulham, who are rated higher, Wigan won the FA Cup with a historic victory over Manchester City in 2013. However, their recent results in this tournament are not very impressive.

Latics are bidding to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 2017-18 season, but have shown their strength away from home, beating Carlisle United, Cambridge United and Mansfield Town en route to this stage.

Shaun Maloney's side claimed a 2-0 win over their closest rivals thanks to a Thelo Aasgaard brace, but have been inconsistent in League One since then, picking up just seven points from their last 15 and dropping into the bottom half of the table.

Wigan came close to beating Lincoln City earlier this month, but James Collins scored from the rebound after Sam Tickle had saved his initial shot, meaning just one of their last six games at the Brick Community Stadium has ended in a win.

Furthermore, the head-to-head record is also on Fulham's side. Wigan have not won any of their last 19 games against the Cottagers - Fulham's longest winless run against any opponent in history.

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