Week 36 brings us a match on Feb 26th where Wigan Athletic will host Sunderland at The Dw Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 2nd placed Wigan Athletic, recorded a 3-1 win against Wycombe Wanderers. Sullay Kaikai struck first for Wycombe Wanderers in the 22nd minute, but Tom Naylor got the equalizer for Wigan Athletic in the 70th minute But luckily in the 78th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Callum Lang. Wigan Athletic should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Sunderland is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Burton Albion. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson struck first for Burton Albion in the 53rd minute, then Ross Stewart got the equalizer for Sunderland in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Alex Pritchard squeezing out at least the one point for Sunderland. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Sunderland was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Gwion Edwards struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 15th minute, but Aiden McGeady got the equalizer for Sunderland in the 17th minute But luckily in the 53rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ross Stewart.
Both Alex Pritchard and Ross Stewart have been the hottest scorers for Sunderland in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Callum Lang has been the most prolific scorer on Wigan Athletic in the last 5 matches with three goals.