On Sunday Dec 26th, Wigan Athletic will travel to Crewe to battle Crewe Alexandra in a clash of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Crewe Alexandra is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan struck first for Sheffield Wednesday in the 27th minute on a feed from Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, then Lee Gregory added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Jack Hunt In the end, Crewe Alexandra couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield Wednesday ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Wigan Athletic recorded a 3-2 win against Oxford United. Will Keane struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 8th minute, then Max Power added another in the 32nd minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Wigan Athletic should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Callum Lang has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Wigan Athletic. Christopher Long has been the most effective weapon for Crewe Alexandra lately. The English attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.