| Squad sheets: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic Roberto Martínez, the Wigan manager, has spoken of the healthy competition among his goalkeepers, with Omani Ali Al Habsi proving a fine understudy to the injured Chris Kirkland. Yet the blanks at the other end threaten to define Wigan's prospects, having failed to score in four of their six matches. Wolves' fine start to the season has since sagged under the weight of opponents' late goals: level going into the final five minutes of their last three league contests, they have lost the lot and a fourth consecutive reverse would equal their worst Premier League run. Richard GibsonVenue DW Stadium, tomorrow 12.45pm Tickets £22 (0871 66 33 552) Last season Wigan 0 Wolves 1 Referee L MasonThis season's matches 3 Y13, R0, 4.33 cards per gameOdds Wigan 11-8 Wolves 23-10 Draw 23-10WiganSubs from Kirkland, S Caldwell, Stam, Moses, Cleverley, Boselli, Pollitt, Gómez, McArthur, Watson, De Ridder, Mustoe, McManamanDoubtful Di Santo (ankle), Cleverley (knee)Injured G Caldwell (hip, 16 Oct)Suspended NoneForm guide DLDWLLDisciplinary record Y12 R0Leading scorers Alcaraz, Rodallega 1WolvesSubs from Hennessey, Stearman, Halford, Mancienne, Elokobi, Milijas, Bent, Ebanks-Blake, Van Damme, Mouyokolo, Mujangi BiaDoubtful NoneInjured Hunt (16 Oct), Guédioura (Feb)Suspended NoneForm guide LLLDDWDisciplinary record Y19 R1Leading scorers Fletcher, Ebanks-Blake 2Match pointers• Both meetings between Wigan and Wolves last season ended as away wins, with the home side not scoring• Wigan have converted just 3% of their shots into goals this term, a lower percentage than any other side• Wolves have committed the highest number of fouls (100) in the Premier League this season• Wigan have not kept a clean sheet in October since 2006, a run of 11 games• Wolves have attempted just 43 shots so far this season, fewer than any other side in the top flightWigan AthleticWolverhampton WanderersPremier Leagueguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Man City, Reds each draw in Europa League Liverpool's domestic woes followed all the way to the Netherlands and a 0-0 draw with Utrecht in the Europa League on Thursday, while Manchester City drew 1-1 with Juventus. cbc.ca |
FIFA Vote Unlikely to Be Delayed, Says Committee Member FIFA is unlikely to delay its decision on which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups following a report into alleged vote-selling, FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer said on Sunday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Fifa considers postponement of decision on 2018 and 2022 World Cups • Allegations of offers to sell votes will be investigated• Senior Fifa officials discuss postponement of decisionsFifa is considering postponing its decision on the host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as it investigates allegations that two senior committee members offered to sell their votes.Although some members say the vote should go ahead on 2 December, it is understood that a postponement is being talked about in senior circles of the world governing body.England, Russia, Spain/Portugal and Holland/Belgium are bidding for the 2018 World Cup. The USA, Australia, Qatar, Japan and South Korea are bidding to host the 2022 tournament.The Fifa ethics committee will this week begin an investigation into a Sunday Times exposé of two members of the 24-man Fifa executive committee, Amos Adamu from Nigeria and Reynald Temarii from Tahiti, who is the president of the Oceania Football Confederation.Reporters from the Sunday Times newspaper posed as English-based lobbyists for a consortium of private American companies who wanted to help secure the World Cup for the United States. At an initial meeting in London, Adamu is said to have told reporters that he wanted $800,000 (£500,000) to build four artificial football pitches in his country. Temarii is also alleged to have asked for a payment, in his case to finance a sports academy.When contacted, Adamu refused to comment. Temarii was unavailable for comment.A Fifa statement read: "Fifa and the Fifa ethics committee have closely monitored the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups and will continue to do so."Fifa has already requested to receive all of the information and documents related to this matter, and is awaiting to receive this material. In any case, Fifa will immediately analyse the material available and only once this analysis has concluded will Fifa be able to decide on any potential next steps."In the meantime, Fifa is not in a position to provide any further comments on this matter."The Oceania Football Confederation said it was investigating the reports. A statement said: "OFC is aware of the story that appeared in the Sunday Times in England today. As such, OFC is currently looking into the matter."Adamu told the Sunday Times he had been talking about business in Nigeria after the World Cup and said that his vote was not for sale.FifaWorld Cup 2018Football politicsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti: I want the England job after Fabio Capello Carlo Ancelotti wants to replace Fabio Capello after admitting he would like to become the England manager in the future. telegraph.co.uk |