Wigan v Manchester United in the FA Cup Third Round is scheduled to take place on Monday 8th January at 10.15pm at the DW Stadium live on the Pro Arena.

Manchester United open as heavy favorites to face Wigan in one of the most lopsided games of the FA Cup third round, a phase in which teams from the Premier League and Championship compete (only one match is played, and in the event of a draw overplayed).

Wigan are 17th in League One (Third Division) after 26 matches with 27 points (they have played a game less), just four points above the relegation places, and have won, drawn and three in their last five defeats in league games and in the last leg they drew 1-1 at Barnsley.

Wigan kicked off their current FA Cup campaign with a first-round win with a 2-0 win at Exeter City, who also compete in League One, having also played away from home in the second-round tie. , past National League (Fifth Division) York City 1-0.

Wigan have their former player Sean Maloney (Scotland international who also played for Celtic and Aston Villa) on the bench and have the FA Cup trophy won in the 2013 final against Manchester City, 1-0. in which her current coach was an integralist and decisively passed Ben Watson’s goal in the 90+1 minute!

Manchester United are 8th in the Premier League after 20 games with 31 points, nine places off the Champions League, and come off the back of a 1-2 Championship defeat by Nottingham Forest, their third in the last five games, in addition to a win and a draw.

During this period, Erik ten Hag’s relegation-threatened side were relegated from Europe after only finishing 4th in Champions League Group A (0-1 at home to Bayern Munich on 12 December 2023 in last match; draw he would continue in the Europa League), and from the EFL Cup (England League Cup) he went out in the Round of 16, 0–3 at home to Newcastle on 1 November 2023.

Manchester United have won the FA Cup 12 times (only Arsenal have more trophies in the club window, 14), most recently in 2016, 2-1 in the final against Crystal Palace, and have lost a further nine times in the last last in 2023, 1-2 with local rivals Manchester City.

The last time these two teams met was in the 2016-17 FA Cup, in the Round of 16, when Manchester United beat Wigan 4-0 at home.

Superbet offers odds of 1.25 on the prediction 2: the victory of the visitors in the match Wigan – Manchester United.

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