Wigan players left unpaid by troubled club for fifth time this season

Club, already relegated, are bottom of the Championship

FINANCIAL ISSUES: Sheffield United's Tommy Doyle (left) and Wigan Athletic's James McClean battle for the ball. Pic: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.

Wigan players have been given the day off from training on Saturday after another delay in paying wages at the stricken club.

The Latics’ relegation from the Championship was confirmed last month and they sit bottom of the table heading into the final game of the season, at home to Rotherham on Monday.