Placed 23rd in the standings, Wigan Athletic have 24 points from 22 games. Only Huddersfield Town is sitting below them in the EFL Championship table.
Wigan Athletic have a difficult challenge at hand against promotion-chasing Sheffield United in the EFL Championship on Monday night. The two sides are sitting at the opposite ends of the table and will be eager to get the maximum points from this fixture for obvious reasons. Placed second from the bottom, Wigan need some quick points to move out of the drop zone. Meanwhile, Sheffield also require the victory to maintain their challenge for the top spot with leaders Burnley.
Placed 23rd in the standings, Wigan Athletic have 24 points from 22 games. Only Huddersfield Town is sitting below them in the EFL Championship table. However, Wigan managed a positive draw away at Millwall in Kolo Toure’s debut in the Championship last weekend. On the other hand, Sheffield United are in impressive form right now. They are occupying the second spot with 41 points from 22 games. Besides, they have also won four of their last five games in the league.
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Even though these two clubs have a good history between them, they have played each other only a handful times in the EFL Championship. Out of the four games that have happened between them, there has been very little to separate them. In fact, both clubs have won two matches each. The last time they played each other was in 2019 when Sheffield United won 3-0 at Wigan Athletic in the EFL Championship.
Key Details | Stats |
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Total matches | 4 |
Wigan Athletic won | 2 |
Sheffield United won | 2 |
Draws | – |
Total Wigan Athletic goals | 8 |
Total Sheffield United goals | 7 |
Biggest Wigan Athletic win | 4-0 (2004) |
Biggest Sheffield United win | 3-0 (2019) |
Last 5 Matches (all competitions) | Results |
Wigan Athletic lose to Sheffield United | 0-3 |
Sheffield United beat Wigan Athletic | 4-2 |
Sheffield United lose to Wigan Athletic | 0-2 |
Wigan Athletic draw Sheffield United | 3-3 |
Sheffield United lose to Wigan Athletic | 1-2 |