Everton v Wigan Saturday Football Line up

On the 30th of August at 1500 hours, Everton will host Wigan at their home ground, the Goodison Park. Starting out, Everton are definitely the favorites, especially since they are the stronger side and they will be playing at home. However, Wigan does have a few tricks up its sleeve, and they will be hoping to win this match and thereby boost their players' confidence. The betting odds are definitely in favour of Everton, with Betfair offering 1.65 for an Everton win, 3.5 for a draw and 3.95 for a Wigan Athletic win. Other betting sites are offering similar odds with Bet Click offering -143, 250, 400 for an Everton win, draw and a Wigan win respectively. Centre Bet is offering -137 for an Everton win, 255 for a draw and 400 for a Wigan win and Expekt is giving odds of -133, 255, 360 for Liverpool, draw and Wigan respectively.

Everton finished in 5th place last season, and they will be hoping to improve their rankings this year. The Everton team has undergone very few changes since the last season and all their players have become very accustomed to playing with each other as a team. The team will be looking to win this game, especially after their humiliating 1-6 loss to Arsenal in their first match of the season. Their fans will be hoping that the loss to Arsenal will spur the team on to victory in their coming matches. The home team Everton will be playing a 4-5-1 formation and will feature only one striker, Louis Saha. Tim Cahill, with 130 goals for the team, will probably assist Saha when there is a counter attack. Their manager David Moyes has been ably handling this team for over 6 seasons now, and understands the players very well. This season they have acquired Jo, who is on loan from Manchester City, and he will definitely be an asset to the team. The team has also retained all its major players for the season, and these players are all looking to make a mark this season.

The Wigan Athletic team this season is completely different from the team that was playing last season. During the 2008/2009 season, the team finished 11th, but this year, with their new coach and players; they will most definitely be looking to improve their rankings. In order to do this, they will have to look to win as many games as possible, and they will be relying heavily on their new manager and players to achieve this. They seem to have lost many of their key players to other sides, and this will definitely prove to be a disadvantage. On the other hand, they have recently acquired many new players like Jordi Gomez, Hendry Thomas, James McCarthy, Antonio Amaya and Jason Scotland. In addition, they have gotten Scott Sinclair on loan from Chelsea. Unfortunately for the team, they recently lost their star player, Antonio Valencia to Manchester United for £16 million. The team also has a new manager this year in Roberto Martinez. Another big blow for the team is the loss of Lee Cattermole, their star player, who has shifted to Sunderland. However, there will be a lot expected from their new signing, especially N’Zogbia and Bramble who have come in to the team from Newcastle. The Latics will definitely be looking for these players to deliver the goods as they come up against a formidable opposition like Everton.