BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
Date: Saturday, 2nd March
Kick off: 17:30 GMT
Venue: The DW Stadium
Head-to-head
• Wigan are unbeaten in their last four home matches against Liverpool, registering three draws and a 1-0 win in March 2010.
• Liverpool's only other defeat in 17 league and cup matches against The Latics came at Anfield 12 months ago. Gary Caldwell scored a second-half winner for the visitors in that game.
Wigan
• Wigan ended a six-match winless streak by beating Reading last weekend.
• Roberto Martinez's side have only taken two points from their last six home matches.
• They are four points and three places better off than at the same stage last season. The Latics have been in the league's bottom five after 27 matches for each of the last four seasons.
• Arouna Kone has scored four goals in his last five Premier League appearances.
• Jean Beausejour has registered six assists in the top flight this season - the most by a Wigan player in a single Premier League campaign.
• Their next league fixtures after playing Liverpool are Manchester City (a), Newcastle (h), Norwich (h), QPR (a).
• Ali Al-Habsi will make his 100th Premier League appearance for Wigan, while Emmerson Boyce is poised to reach his century of games for the club.
Liverpool
• Liverpool's only two wins in their last six league games have both been by a 5-0 scoreline.
• They have 39 points - their lowest tally after 27 games since the 1992-93 season.
• The Reds average more points per game against bottom-half opposition (2.41) than any side other than Manchester United, winning nine and losing only one of those 12 matches.
• According to Infostrada, Luis Suarez has had a Premier League-high 48 shots on target this season and scored from 38% of those attempts.
• Steven Gerrard will make his 400th Premier League start, while Glen Johnson is expected to make his 100th top-flight start for Liverpool.
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