Manchester United suffered their first defeat in nine matches as Wigan Athletic inspired by a goal from Shaun Meloney outplayed the Premier League toppers 1-0 at DW Stadium on. The Red Devils now have 79 points in 33 matches and are five points ahead of their rival Manchester City. The English club is very close to their 20th league title untill they loose points in next five games. In other matches, Manchester City kept the title hope alive as they thrashed West Brom 4-0. Robin Van Persie scored again in Arsenal's win.
Dan and Tim struggle to find a seat on the train to the jewel of the North West. They discover a city where the pies are cheap, the pawnbrokers are doing a roaring trade and the canals patrolled by angry ducks. It's just a question of what breaks first - Dan's camera, or Tim's sanity.
Then 'n' now images of Wigan including Mesnes Park, Wigan bus station, the Wigan Hippodrome, the old town hall, Wigan north western Station and various town centre locations.
Mark Steel creates a bespoke stand-up comedy show for the residents of Wigan. Along the way, he enters the World Pie Eating Championships and explores the local Mint Ball factory. Mark's trip to Wigan was the final episode in the third series of 'Mark Steel's In Town'. Throughout the series Mark visited Berwick-Upon Tweed, Holyhead, Basingstoke, Douglas (Isle of Man), Bungay and Wigan. Tune into BBC Radio 4 at 18.30 on 10 January 2012 to hear the programme, or listen again here: www.bbc.co.uk
A shambolic Liverpool performance saw the Reds lose 2-1 to Wigan at Anfield in the Saturday 3pm kickoff. Despite Suarez cancelling out a first half Moloney pen, a lacklustre Liverpool were made to pay when Caldwell slotted home through Reina's legs from six yards. With youngster Raheem Sterling's debut one of the rare high points, The Redmen TV bring you match analysis and the Uncensored Reactions of Liverpool fans from around the world... You Can Find us HERE: YouTube: www.youtube.com Website: www.theredmentv.com Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter: www.twitter.com www.twitter.com www.twitter.com www.twitter.com www.twitter.com www.twitter.com luis suarez goal highlights 1-2 wigan athletic 2012 24/3/2012 3/24/12 dalglish press conference interviews roberto martinez moloney penalty gary caldwell goal
Wigan's stunning 1-0 win over Man United shocked everyone and the Life's A Pitch panel now believe the Latics can preserve their Premier League status. Visit www.lifesapitch.co.uk for interviews, expert pundits and blogs from top football writers. Follow Life's A Pitch on Twitter at http
Wigan Athletic came out of the relegation zone in Premier League as they defeated Arsenal 2-1 in Emirates Stadium with two back to back strikes by Franko di Santo and Jordi Gomez. The Latics are now five points clear of the drop zone after defeating three big guns Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal respectively. Roberto Martinez's team held on after two early goals to boost up their Premier League survival chances. Wigan is currently at the 16th place in the league table with 34 points in 34 matches.
