Hmmm what was it last year went something like this.
Wigan Athletic 1 v 0 Newcastle United
Wigan Athletic 1 v 0 Newcastle United
Newcastle United 3 v 1 Wigan Athletic*
* Wigan Athletic were in front 1-0 when Newcastle were given a dodgy penalty even stated as a dodgy penalty by the Newcastle media and before that penalty Wigan had to take off both central defenders due to injury in De Zeuuw and Jackson, so they ended up playing 70 minutes with a back four consisting of Baines, Zeigler, Chimbonda and Scharner 2 left backs a right back and a central midfielder in the back four.
Pssst wouldn't Camera have been your top goal scorer last season if he'd been in a Newcastle kit
, yeah Chimbonda's still here although expect to see him play right wing against Newcastle as that's where he's been playing pre season.
I'd expect the Wigan team to be.
4-4-2
13 GK Kirkland
26 LB Baines
5 CB Hall
16 CB De Zeuuw
17 RB Boyce
10 LM McCulloch
14 CM Landzaat
18 CM Scharner
2 RM Chimbonda
7 ST Camara
9 ST Heskey
Subs: 12 GK Pollitt, 16 RM Valencia, 22 ST Connolly, 21 CM Cywka, 4 CB Jackson.
Don't think there will be much differance to that although he may not risk both Valencia and Cywka on the bench as both are young but full of pace and skill.
By all accounts don't you get relegated this season, after all isn't that Roeders record good first season relegated the next well technically he was in charge last season so this is his second season