With the end of the January transfer window approaching, a lot of players will be allowed to start discussing potential summer moves for when their contracts end. There are many forgotten stars and underrated youngsters who are actively seeking a new tea

Mark Hughes is set to take charge of his first home game for QPR on Saturday, having lost 1-0 away to Newcastle United last weekend. Hughes will be able to call upon the services of his captain Joey Barton again after the midfielder was suspended for the

Allen Hamilton What: English Premier League Who: Wigan Athletic vs Manchester City When: Monday 16th January, 2012, at 20:00 UK Time Where: DW Stadium, Wigan, England Surprise Win Badly Needed The task that Roberto Martinez’ men face is growing hard

The former England Under-20 international is the third goalkeeper Dean Saunders has signed on loan since becoming Rovers boss in September after Wigan's Chris Kirkland and Wolves' Ikeme. "With Carl Ikeme and Neil Sullivan both injury and having operation

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has to make do without several players due to injury. Anderson (knee), Tom Cleverley (ankle), Rio Ferdinand (foot), Darren Fletcher (illness), Michael Owen (thigh) and Nemanja Vidic (knee) are all sidelined. Ashle

The Reds will head into this fixture following their dominating 2-0 victory over a mediocre Aston Villa side courtesy of goals from the in-form Craig Bellamy and Martin Skrtel. It’s been a good week so far for Liverpool, despite the fact that Kenny Dalg

Revitalised Wigan will be hoping to secure another top six scalp when they welcome in-form Liverpool to the DW Stadium on Wednesday night. Only last month the Latics were dead certs for relegation lying rock bottom of the Premier League following a run o

Buoyed by their performance against Chelsea, Wigan have a full squad to choose from for the visit of Liverpool, with only out of favour goalkeeper Chris Kirkland on the sidelines. Hugo Rodallega played 18 minutes of the draw against Chelsea and his impac

Are Wigan finally bad enough to go down this season? Is Frank Lampard going to show André Villas-Boas how annoyed he is by taking an extremely hard penalty kick again? We'll have team news here as soon as we

Sunday throws up some mouthwatering games this weekend as the Premier League enters the busy festive period. Manchester City are still top of the table but, after defeat to Chelsea last time out, they face another difficult challenge when they host A

Wigan with two wins out of their last three games would no doubt be hoping they were not facing a resurgent Chelsea tomorrow as they strive to pull out of the bottom three. Chelsea who have qualified for the Champions League knock out stage and who gave

The Paraguay international, making his return from suspension, suffered a rib injury in last week's defeat of West Brom and faces a fitness test. Fellow defender Emmerson Boyce, who has not featured for six weeks, could take his place. Goalkeeper C

Venue: DW Stadium Date: Saturday, 17 December Kick-off: 1730 GMT Coverage: Watch live on ESPN and highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles Wigan's Antolin Alcaraz

Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has Chris Kirkland unavailable due to a back injury, while young defender Patrick van Aanholt, on loan from Chelsea, cannot participate due to Premier League rules. Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas misses long-term a

The 1992/93 season had been a long and arduous one for Billy Bonds' West Ham. Relegated the previous season after finishing bottom of the old Barclays Division One - and therefore missing out on membership of the inaugural FA Carling Premiership - Bonds'

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez insists Hugo Rodallega remains a big part of his plans and has no issues with the striker. Rodallega, the Latics' top scorer in the last two seasons, has been an unused substitute in the club's last three Barclays Premier Leag

Chelsea have the chance to continue building on their excellent form when they travel to take on Wigan on Saturday. Chelsea have the chance to continue building on their excellent form when they travel to take on Wigan on Saturday. The Londoners became

Wigan defender Antolin Alcaraz has been cleared of serious injury but remains doubtful for this weekend's Barclays Premier League clash against Chelsea.The Paraguay international, on his return from suspension, was forced off during the second half of la

The British media is a wonderful thing, responsible for bigging up any footballer that shows even an ounce of ability at whatever level over even the shortest amount of time. If said players are English, extra-strength arse-sore cream is complimentary at