Week 7 brings us a match on Aug 30th, where Wigan Athletic will play host to West Bromwich Albion in a meeting of these two evenly matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Wigan Athletic recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Birmingham City. Nathan Broadhead scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Birmingham City couldn’t muster any offence and Wigan Athletic ran away with the shutout win. Wigan Athletic is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while west Bromwich Albion is fresh off their 5-2 win against Hull City. Callum Elder scored the first goal for West Bromwich Albion on an own goal in the 37th minute, then John Swift added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Grady Diangana. West Bromwich Albion is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Karlan Grant and John Swift have been the hottest scorers for West Bromwich Albion in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. James McClean has been the most effective weapon for Wigan Athletic lately. The Irish midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.