Latics Are Fratton-ed By Defoe

Saturday 29th March
Portsmouth 2 – 0 Wigan

It was back to listening over the Internet for me, as Latics made the long trip to FA Cup semi-finalists Portsmouth.

Wigan where without midfield duo Wilson Palacios and Michael Brown as they were both banned. Josip Skoko and Paul Scharner came into the midfield. Latics had a few chances in the first half, Valencia hitting the bar via a deflection, was one such chance.

Portsmouth only had one clear-cut chance and Defoe made no mistake to profit from bad Wigan defending, to make it 1-nil.

Latics had a great chance in the second half. Valencia was fouled in the box and won a penalty. It was a bit harsh, as Valencia seemed to have slipped. Ryan Taylor stepped up but David James saved his penalty and Taylor skied the rebound over the bar.

Wigan where to finish the match with 5 strikers on the pitch but we failed to score and as we pushed forward, it left Defoe plenty of space to clear the defence and put the ball past Kirkland to continue his amazing scoring run.

Another disappointing result, as we slip nearer to the drop zone. Can we get something against our relegation rivals and Steve Bruce’s former club Birmingham? Lets hope so!

See you later!

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