Team news, my thoughts and a prediction

By Bryan Mulhall
October 14 2005

Wigan have shocked many with thier form so far this season, mugged by Chelsea, they have beaten Bolton, Everton amongst others so far this season.

And with injuries still decimating Souness's side, we could be in for a tough game tommorow.Thankfully all our internationals came through ok, and Emre will be included in the squad, most probally on the bench.Owen looked razor sharp for England against Poland and hopefully he'll carry this form into tommorow's game.I'm worried about where the sevice is going to come from but hopefully if Emre makes the game we will have a bit more cutting edge in midfield and having Owen back will make a big difference to our attack.

As for Wigan they have done really well and have several dangerous players, we'll have to keep a close eye on Camara as his pace can cause major problems, Damien Francis is more then capable of scoring from midfield, as his goals for Norwich last season proved.It won't be an easy game, but it's time someone sent Wigan down to earth and why not us?

Score predicition 2-1 Newcastle with a brace for Owen.