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Latics travel down to SW17 on Sunday to face AFC Wimbledon at the Cherry Reds Record Stadium on Plough Lane, in a League One fixture. Scheduled to take charge of the game is Northants based referee, Andy Humphries. 29 year old, Humphries, a schoolteacher by trade, has shot through the ranks, making the step up from the National League to the EFL refereeing list in 2025 Previous Games Andy…
Normal 0 false false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE Latics face Orient at the Brick on Saturday, in our first League One home fixture of this season, scheduled to take charge of the game is Gloucester based referee, Ross Martin. Ross Martin, made the step up from the National League to the National List last season. Previous Games In his debut season, Martin only had four games at League One…
The first league game of the season on Saturday sees the Latics travel down to the Abbey Stadium to face newly promoted Cambridge United. The referee for the game is scheduled to be American official, Alex Chilowicz. The 39-year-old New Jersey native, relocated to the UK from the US in 2023, after officiating 237 games in the MLS. Following his move to England, Chilowicz became an EFL official and…
The 2026/27 season gets underway on Saturday as Wigan Athletic travel to Oakwell to face Barnsley in the Carabao Cup. Taking charge of the opening fixture of the new campaign will be Derby based referee Richard Eley, who is entering his third season on the EFL National List following his promotion ahead of the 2024/25 season. Eley is a familiar face to Latics supporters, having officiated three…
Normal 0 false false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE World Cup 2026 Prediction League With just over a week to go to the start of the 2026 World Cup we thought it was time to launch our prediction league. Can you beat our experts and come out on top taking pride of place as the ‘number one’ PWU Podcast World Cup predictor? Pride is the prize in this tournament, pride in not only predicting the…
Win A Signed & Framed Warriors Shirt Wigan Warriors have a big date in North London this weekend, they’ll be down at Wembley Stadium to face Hull KR on Saturday in the Challenge Cup Final. A fantastic day out and a memorable occasion. To mark it I have been presented with a signed & framed Warriors away shirt to raffle for charity, that charity is Derian House Children’s Hospice. The shirt has…
Win A Callum Wright Match Worn Shirt Callum Wright, Wigan Athletic Player of the Season, Player’s Player, Away Player and the PWU Podcast Player of the Season. The Latics number 8 smashed the lot during the last campaign with a high level of consistency that saw the roving midfielder bag 8 goals and make 7 assists. A firm fans favourite, the likeable scouser connected with the Latics fraternity…
Latics are signing off the season this Saturday with an away trip to playoff hopefuls Stevenage, a very important fixture with a lot at stake in League One. The referee for the game will be Hampshire based official, Matthew Russell. Matt Russell is in his 2 nd season on the National List, he graduated from the National League South in 2019, and served a four year apprenticeship in the National…
The final home game of the season is upon us , relegation threatened AFC Wimbledon visit the Brick Community Stadium on Saturday to face Gary Caldwell’s charges in a League One fixture, the referee is scheduled to be Chesterfield born official, Matt Corlett. 34-year-old Matt Corlett is in his third season in the EFL following promotion to the National List of refs in August 2023. Previous Games In…
Latics are in action on Sunday, for the penultimate away trip of the season, a jaunt down the M6 to Vale Park to face Port Vale in a League One fixture, the referee scheduled for the game is Merseyside based official, Elliott Bell. The Liverpool born whistle blower made his EFL debut in April 2024, quickly making progress to the Select Group 2, Bell is now fully fledged and more often than not he…
The 2025/26 PWU Podcast Player of the Season voting is now open and will be conducted via a specifically created email address pwupots@gmail.com So who is your choice as Wigan Athletic player of the season? The academy once again has been extremely well represented in the Latics starting XI each week, with a high number of graduates starting games on a regular basis. Some excellent performances…
