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by Tony Bugby
WIGAN ATHLETIC 1, MAN CITY 0
Will Grigg was on fire as he ended Manchester City’s dream of the quadruple in one of the major Emirates FA Cup shocks of all-time.
Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City were humbled by League One Wigan Athletic who progressed to the quarter finals thanks to a late goal from the Northern Ireland international.
Paul Cook’s minnows had already disposed of Premier League clubs Bournemouth and West Ham, but not many gave them much hope of claiming their biggest scalp yet.
by Paul Chan
Revenge could be on the minds of both Manchester clubs following the draw for the Fifth Round of this season’s Emirates FA Cup as the remaining Premier League sides were kept apart.
Wigan Athletic and potentially Huddersfield Town could be on the horizon for the Manchester clubs.
by Tony Bugby
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0, WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 Two early goals were Oldham Athletic’s undoing as their home hoodoo struck again against Wigan Athletic. Ivan Toney and Michael Jacobs found the net in the opening quarter of an hour as Oldham have lost all three games in league and cup at SportsDirect.com Park. And after last […]
by Tony Bugby
MAN UNITED 4, WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 Manchester United made sweeping changes but, unlike other Premier League sides who did likewise, avoided an exit from the Emirates FA Cup. While Liverpool and Hull lost to lower league opponents and Tottenham scraped past minnows Wycombe, United breezed past Championship club Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford. It took […]
by Tony Bugby
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 New manager Stephen Robinson celebrated his first Oldham Athletic victory at the seventh attempt. Latics finally got their season up and running with a win against Wigan Athletic in the first round of the EFL Cup. After six straight defeats in friendlies and their opening league game, Latics pulled […]