Head to Head
At Anfield: Liverpool 2 wins, Wigan 0 wins, 1 draw.
Overall: Liverpool 5 wins, Wigan 0 wins, 1 draw.
Stat Attack
This will be the 2,500th game at Anfield in all competitions…winning 1,583…drawing 530… losing 386… 63.3% win ratio.
Dirk Kuyt is Liverpool's leading scorer in league games against Wigan with three goals. His last league goals at Anfield came against today's opponents in April 2007.
The recent win at Man City took Liverpool past the 300 points won mark in the Premier League under Rafa Benitez. In 159 games played we’ve won 301 points…1.8 points per game.
Steve Bruce was the last manager outside the ‘top four’ to leave Anfield with all three points, for Birmingham City in 2004.
Steve Bruce is unbeaten in his last four visits to Anfield and hasn’t lost in his last six league meetings home or away against Liverpool whilst Rafa Benitez has been in charge.
Emile Heskey made 223 appearances for Liverpool between 2000 and 2004 under Gerard Houllier, scoring 60 times (39 in the league).
In 25 appearances against the ‘big four’ Wigan have yet to come away with three points. They did take draws against Arsenal and Chelsea as well as Liverpool last season.
Wigan’s 5-0 thrashing of Hull was their biggest ever winning margin in the Premier League.
Wigan’s Egyptian striker Amr Zaki is joint top league goal scorer with Jermain Defoe and Fernando Torres on five.
Wigan danger man: Emile Heskey...Excellent for England against Belarus and always a physical threat especially on the counter attack and from set-pieces.
Liverpool Key Man: Robbie Keane... Big Match for the Irish man. A goal at the weekend for the Republic of Ireland will do his confidence the world of good, and without el nino we will need him at his best to get past a stubborn Latics rear guard.
TRAWK Prediction: 2-0
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