Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is likely to be without Hendry Thomas and Marcelo Moreno for the visit of Hull to the DW Stadium on Monday.

Wigan defender Gary Caldwell returns to the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Ham at Upton Park after serving a three-match ban.

Hendry Thomas is Wigan manager Roberto Martinez’s only doubt ahead of Sunday’s Premier League fixture with Arsenal at the DW Stadium.

Emmerson Boyce is close to a return after missing Wigan’s last three games with a range of injury problems instigated by a back issue.

Wigan defender Gary Caldwell will miss Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Fulham as he begins a three-match ban.

Wigan could again be without playmaker Charles N’Zogbia for Monday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Manchester City.

Wigan have close to a fully-fit squad available for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Aston Villa at the DW Stadium.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has reported no fresh injury worries ahead of his side’s trip to Bolton in the Barclays Premier League this weekend.

In-form Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy is Wigan’s only concern for tomorrow’s rearranged Barclays Premier League clash against Bolton.

Wigan captain Mario Melchiot remains an injury doubt ahead of the Latics’ FA Cup fourth-round replay against Notts County tomorrow.

Wigan could be without captain Mario Melchiot for the visit of Everton tomorrow in the Barclays Premier League.

Wigan goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic is poised for his Premier League debut at Blackburn tomorrow after Chris Kirkland was ruled out for a fortnight with an injured collarbone.

Wigan captain Mario Melchiot is determined to face Notts County in the FA Cup tomorrow and will wear a mask to cover a broken nose.

Midfielder Mohamed Diame is Wigan’s only absentee for the visit of Aston Villa in the Premier League tomorrow.

HULL’S Kevin Kilbane has called for a winter break to ease the financial burden on fans ahead of FA Cup third-round day.

Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt is on stand-by to replace Chris Kirkland for the FA Cup third round visit of Hull tomorrow.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez will check on the general fitness of his squad ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Manchester United.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez will check on the general fitness of his squad ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Manchester United.

Mohamed Diame is out of Wigan’s local derby with Premier League rivals Bolton at the DW Stadium on Monday.

THEY paid tribute to Bill Shankly at Anfield last night in their tens of thousands and, while the current Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is still some way short of having the same impact on Merseyside as the legendary Scotsman, goals from David N’gog and Fernando Torres at least ensured a victory over Wigan and an end to recent miseries, for the moment at least.

Stoke striker James Beattie – alleged to have had a dressing-room bust-up with manager Tony Pulis after last week’s defeat at Arsenal – has been named as a substitute for the visit of Wigan today.

Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland will be given until the last possible moment to prove his fitness ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Stoke.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has a fully-fit squad to choose from for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Birmingham at the DW Stadium.

Swedish full-back Erik Edman could return to the Wigan side against Fulham at the DW Stadium on Sunday.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti made one change to the team that defeated Tottenham as they went in search of their seventh straight win in the Barclays Premier League against Wigan.

US president George Bush chastised the majority of the international community today for “a sad and curious pattern” of doing little to speak out against human rights and political abuses in Cuba.

A woman who told investigators she drowned her two children after receiving a sign from a spider was found not guilty by reason of insanity and ordered to be committed to a psychiatric hospital for an indeterminate period.

A suicidal man parked his off-road vehicle on a California railway line, setting off a crash between two commuter trains that killed at least 11 people in America’s worst train accident in nearly six years.

The defence case in Winona Ryder’s shoplifting trial was expected to get under way today.

Open de Argentina, The Jockey Club, Buenos Aires (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 70)