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Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic, 3pm

Wigan hauled themselves out of the relegation zone two weeks ago when eventually beating the ten men of Wolves, with the Latics slowly starting to recover from a miserable start to the season which saw them concede ten goals to Blackpool and Chelsea. Roberto Martinez will now be looking to pull right away from the drop zone and bet365 – £200 Free Bets offer 7/2 that the visitors come away from St James’ Park with a maximum haul.

Newcastle are a difficult team to predict so far this term. On the plus side, they have won at Everton and Chelsea (in the cup), while they also thrashed Aston Villa 6-0 in August. Then again, Stoke and Blackpool have won on Tyneside this season, so which Magpies team will turn up here? They were unlucky not to get something from their match at Manchester City a fortnight ago and will prove a popular bet at odds of 10/11 with Stan James.

They will have to contend without Hatem Ben Arfa for the rest of the season after that controversial challenge, although Andy Carroll could force his way back into the team and will be out to show manager Chris Hughton that he’s worthy of leading the line. The England hopeful is a 9/2 chance to score first with Paddy Power, while Shola Ameobi is 6/1 with the same firm. Sky Bet go 6/1 about Kevin Nolan and he always seems like a decent bet considering that the former Bolton player always gets into advanced positions.

The Latics have saved their best performances for away matches thus far, landing a 1-0 win at White Hart Lane and then a goalless draw at St Andrews. They are more than capable of managing a point in this game and William Hill go 12/5 that the game ends all square.