Preston North End V Wigan Athletic: Here are the seven most recent meetings between the two teams ahead of Saturday's game

Wigan Athletic travel to Deepdale to face Preston North End on Saturday afternoon (K.O. 3pm).
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Latics have found some stability under Shaun Maloney, and remain unbeaten since he took over at the end of January, while Ryan Lowe’s side are without a win in their last four league games.

Wigan’s recent record away to Preston hasn’t been great, but the Lilywhites have struggled for wins at home this season.

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Here are the seven most recent meetings between the two teams:

Latics face Preston North End this weekend (Credit: Bernard Platt)Latics face Preston North End this weekend (Credit: Bernard Platt)
Latics face Preston North End this weekend (Credit: Bernard Platt)

The teams last met on the opening day of the current season.

There was nothing to separate the two, as it finished 0-0 at the DW Stadium.

Despite no goals, there was a red card, with Ched Evans sent off in the 80th minute.

Wigan Athletic 1-2 Preston North End (February 2020)

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Tom Barkhuizen and Daniel Johnson both scored as North End produced a 2-1 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium back in 2020.

Chey Dunkley beat Declan Rudd with a close-ranged finish just before the hour mark, but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation.

Preston North End 3-0 Wigan Athletic (August 2019)

Wigan’s last trip to Deepdale ended in a 3-0 defeat.

Sean Maguire, Louis Moult and Paul Gallagher all scored for the Lilywhites.

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Preston North End (April 2019)

The last time Latics beat Preston was back in April 2019.

Leon Clarke and Lee Evans both scored in a 2-0 victory at the DW Stadium.

Meanwhile, Ryan Ledson was sent off for the visitors.

Preston North End 4-0 Wigan Athletic (October 2018)

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Callum Robinson claimed a brace against Wigan in a 4-0 victory for North End in 2018.

Barkhuizen and Gallagher were also on the scoresheet in the game at Deepdale.

Wigan Athletic 0-0 Preston North End (February 2017)

It was another goalless game between the two sides in their 2017 Championship meeting at the DW Stadium.

Preston North End 1-0 Wigan Athletic (September 2016)

A seventh minute Jordan Hugill goal was all that separated the two teams when they met at Deepdale in 2016.