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A blueprint for Messrs Barrow and Whelan?
As Joe Meadway writes as he will get in contact: “Fortunately we sacked Ryan Lowe final week after a 6-1 defeat at Peterborough. So it’s now Graham Barrow and Glenn Whelan and their workforce, and way more confidence of staying up this season than earlier than. The much less stated about Lowe the higher.”
Graham Barrow is on his sixth flip as Wigan caretaker; he’s 71. Glenn Whelan, the previous Eire worldwide and Pulis lieutenant, is on his second spell as caretaker. If that doesn’t inform you Wigan have been having a tricky time, then I don’t know what does.
The large information is that William Saliba begins, as Eberechi Eze, the star man of final season’s FA Cup, get his likelihood to shine. That Gunners entrance three has a fluid look about it. Nonetheless no Kai Havertz.
Glenn Whelan and Graham Barrow are accountable for Wigan after Ryan Lowe was sacked final week. Through their web site, right here’s their workforce information: “Owen Moxon replaces former Arsenal man Matt Smith within the engine room, whereas Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Joe Taylor are available in for Harrison Bettoni and Christian Saydee in assault.”
The groups
Arsenal: Arrizabalaga, White, Saliba, Mosquera, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Eze, Madueke, Martinelli, Jesus. Subs: Setford, Hincapie, Gabriel, Zubimendi, Rice, Trossard, Saka, Salmon, Gyokeres
Wigan: Tickle, Fox, Aimson, Kerr (Capt), Hunt, Murray, Weir, Moxon, Raphael, Wright, Taylor. Subs: Savin, Sessegnon, M.Smith, Hungbo, McManaman, Bettoni, Costelloe, Saydee, Asamoah Jr.
Preamble
Each these groups have been winners within the twenty first century, with Wigan winners in 2013. Arsenal are an opponent who carry portents because it was on the Emirates, three days later, {that a} 4-1 defeat condemned them to relegation from the Premier League, the place they’ve by no means returned. This season, the Latics, who’ve been by monetary and possession points lately, are preventing a relegation battle, one that ought to they lose, will drop them all the way down to League Two. They haven’t been a fourth-tier membership since 1982, after they had solely been within the Soccer League for 4 years. So, the FA Cup is a vacation for Ryan Lowe and his workforce. Arsenal have one trophy in focus, the Premier League however absolutely they’ll’t slip up right here? It will register as one of many biggest FA Cup shocks in historical past. Which is why we’re right here.
Kick-off at 4.30pm, UK time. Be part of me.