Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats this weekend, with the hosts losing 2-1 to West Bromwich Albion, while the Lactics suffered a narrow 1-0 loss away to Blackpool.
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Stoke City will host Wigan Athletic in an EFL Championship fixture at Bet365 Stadium on Tuesday night. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats this weekend, with the hosts losing 2-1 to West Bromwich Albion, while the Lactics suffered a narrow 1-0 loss away to Blackpool. As of now, Stoke are sitting at the 16th spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 52 points from 42 games, ten clear of the relegation zone, while the visitors are languishing at the bottom of the table, with 34 points to their name, eight adrift of safety.
Stoke lost out to the Baggies on Saturday despite taking the lead through Jacob Brown’s 30th-minute effort. It was the Potters’ 18th league-defeat of the season. Alex Neil’s side have elaready ensured their survival and will be bidding to end on a positive note, especially considering their results in the recent weeks. Stoke have recorded 14 second tier wins this term and their most recent success came away to Coventry City at the start of this month, thanks to four unanswered goals from Brown, Tyrese Campbell, Will Smallbone and Ki-Jana Hoever. Meanwhile, the Potters secured a narrow win over Wigan in the reverse fixture in November last year.
Wigan, on the other hand, have won just eight of their 42 Championship-games this season and their most recent triumph came against Queens Park Rangers at the start of this month, thanks to Max Power’s lone goal from the penalty spot. After that, the Lactics went on a three-game losing streak, against Sheffield United, Swansea and Blackpool. In a battle of the bottom two on Saturday, the Tics lost out to the Seasiders at Bloomfield Road courtesy of Jerry Yates’ lone goal inside the opening two minutes.
Stoke City probable starting lineup: Bonham, Hoever, Jagielka, Fox, Sterling, Thompson, Laurent, Brown, Smallbone, Powell, Gayle
Wigan Athletic probable starting lineup: Amos, Nyambe, Hughes, Rekik, McClean, Power, Naylor, Aasgaard, Keane, Lang, Fletcher
Stoke City
| Opponents | Score |
| West Brom | 1-2 (L) |
| Birmingham | 0-0 (D) |
| Bristol City | 1-2 (L) |
| Coventry | 0-4 (W) |
| Norwich | 0-0 (D) |
Wigan Athletic
| Opponents | Score |
| Blackpool | 1-0 (L) |
| Swansea | 0-2 (L) |
| Sheffield United | 1-0 (L) |
| QPR | 1-0 (W) |
| Watford | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Opponents |
| Stoke beat Wigan | 0-1 |
| Stoke beat Wigan | 2-0 |
| Wigan beat Stoke | 2-1 |
| Wigan beat Stoke | 3-0 |
| Stoke beat Wigan | 2-1 |
The EFL championship match between Stoke City and Wigan Athletic will take place at Bet365 Stadium on Wednesday at 12:15 am IST.
| Stoke City vs Wigan Athletic | Key Details |
| Date | April 18 (UK) |
| Venue | Bet365 Stadium |
| kickoff time in UK | 7:45 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Wednesday) |
The live telecast of the match will be available on Sky Sports Red Button and Sky Go Extra in the United Kingdom.
