Northampton Town vs Wigan Athletic – prediction, team news, lineups

Two sides preventing for survival will conflict on Monday afternoon when Northampton Town welcome Wigan Athletic to Sixfields Stadium.

The hosts presently sit second-backside within the League One table and are 11 factors from security, whereas the guests are twentieth and solely three factors above the relegation zone.

Match preview

Northampton are with out a win of their final 10 league video games and desperately want to show issues round with simply six matches left to play this season.

The Cobblers have been overwhelmed 1-0 by promotion chasers Bradford City on Friday, with the defeat which means they’ve now misplaced 5 consecutive league video games for the primary time since January 2017.

Interim boss Colin Calderwood was “very disappointed with the result”, however felt his facet performed with “a lot more spirit and endeavour” and he can be hoping they’ll choose up an important win on Monday.

Goals have been a serious concern for Northampton this season, with solely rock-backside Port Vale scoring lower than them, they usually even have the second-worst house file behind the Valiants.

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Wigan, in the meantime, have solely misplaced considered one of their final 5 league video games and picked up a creditable 0-0 draw in opposition to Leyton Orient on Thursday.

Manager Gary Caldwell was “delighted with how the players applied themselves”, however bemoaned an absence of “end product” and admitted they should make enhancements forward of Monday’s sport.

Caldwell returned to the membership in February following Ryan Lowe’s departure and has achieved a reasonably spectacular job, selecting up 4 wins, three attracts and three defeats.

It can also be price noting that Wigan have solely suffered one defeat to Northampton of their final 14 conferences throughout all competitions and beat them 3-1 earlier this season on the Brick Community Stadium.

Northampton Town League One type:

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Northampton Town type (all competitions):

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Wigan Athletic League One type:

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Team News

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Northampton are unlikely to make many modifications after an improved efficiency on Friday, with Cameron McGeehan, Terry Taylor and Dean Campbell set to proceed in midfield.

Striker Tom Eaves may come into the beginning lineup for Jack Vale after recovering from a knock to function off the bench in opposition to Bradford.

Wigan may convey Owen Moxon again into the facet for Matt Smith, having surprisingly been unnoticed of the beginning lineup in opposition to Leyton Orient.

Moxon may companion Jensen Weir in midfield, whereas Joe Taylor is about to start out up entrance forward of Dara Costelloe and Callum Wright.

Northampton Town potential beginning lineup:

Burge; Burroughs, Moore, Guthrie, Guinness-Walker; Hoskins, McGeehan, Taylor, Campbell, Jacobs; Vale

Wigan Athletic potential beginning lineup:

Tickle, Carragher, Kerr, Aimson; Rodrigues, Moxon, Weir, Murray; Costelloe, Wright; Taylor

We say: Northampton Town 0-2 Wigan Athletic

Wigan seem to have turned a nook beneath Caldwell and we predict them to select up an essential win over Northampton on Monday.

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