Table-toppers Burnley will go head to head with the bottom-placed side Wigan Athletic in a crucial EFL Championship match on Saturday.
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Table-toppers Burnley will be looking to extend their lead at the top by 13 points should second-place Sheffield United manage to drop points. With Wigan Atheltic traveling to the Turf Moor Stadium to give them some hopes of reviving their form and preventing relegation, it would take something out of the top drawer for the bottom-placed side to beat the team who has hardly put a foot wrong. In this EFL Championship fixture on Saturday night, the Clarets are currently leading with 77 points having scored the most number of goals in the entire league i.e. 68 goals and Wigan currently has the worst defense of the league having let in about 54 goals.
The Clarets are in stunning form, having been unbeaten in their last five outings in all competitions. Having missed out on a win last time out against Blackpool, they will be adamant to go back to winning ways and get their hands on the title as quickly as possible. Vincent Kompany has done a really good job getting Burnley back to where they actually belong and in just a few months’ time, we might be seeing the Premier League coming back to Turf Moor. With a lot of hopes for Josh Brownhill on whom the fans will be absolutely reliant to provide the goods on the pitch yet again.
Wigan Atheltic, on the other hand, has been having a very dreadful season up until now being placed at the bottom of the table and very few believe that they will be able to avoid relegation this season. With just 11 matches to go, they will have to do something really magical to turn the table in their favor. Having just managed 7 wins so far, they will have to start grabbing some crucial victories if they were to maintain their hunt for survival. Blackpool and Huddersfield are just above them with the same number of points just ahead on goal difference.
Burnley probable line-up: Muric, Roberts, Ekdal, Taylor, Maatsen, Cork, Cullen, Gudmundsson, Barnes, Zaroury, Tella
Wigan Athletic Probable line-up: Amos, Hughes, Whatmough, Rekik, Nyambe, Power, Tiehi, McClean, Sinani, Aasgaard, Fletcher
| Opponents | Score |
| Blackpool | 0-0 (D) |
| Fleetwood Town | 1-0 (W) |
| Huddersfield | 4-0 (W) |
| Millwall | 1-1 (D) |
| Luton | 0-1 (W) |
| Opponents | Score |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 (L) |
| Birmingham | 1-1 (D) |
| Preston | 2-1 (L) |
| Norwich | 0-0 (D) |
| Bristol City | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Burnley beat Wigan Athletic | 5-1 |
| Burnley draw Wigan Athletic | 2-2 |
| Burnley beat Wigan Athletic | 2-0 |
| Burnley draw Wigan Athletic | 0-0 |
| Wigan Athletic beat Burnley | 1-0 |
The EFL Championship match between Burnley and Wigan Athletic will take place at Turf Moor Stadium on Saturday at 8:30 A.M. IST.
| Burnley vs Wigan Athletic | Key Details |
| Date | March 11 (UK) |
| Venue | Turf Moor Stadium |
| Kickoff time in India | 8:30 A.M. (Saturday) |
The live telecast of the EFL Championship match between Burnley and Wigan Athletic can be seen on Sky Go Extra and Sky Sports Football in the UK.
