Steve Bruce
You can see that it means something to the players to be seventh, they've definitely got a buzz about them.
We had a tough start to the year but we brought in the likes of (Ben) Watson, (Charles) N'Zogbia and (Hugo) Rodallega who are all going to need a bit of time but they're doing well, and with Ben getting his second goal for the club that can only be a positive thing for him. He's starting to look a snip at £1.5 million!
The whole team have stuck at it, not just today, but for the best part of the last twelve months. They've got the bit between their teeth so fair play to them.
To be in this position with eight games left is terrific and it's my job to make sure we stay focused now. We've got five of the bottom teams to play in that time as well, they will be tough but if we can get the results there it's possible for us to go for a European spot.
I thought the first-half was pretty much one-way traffic to say the least. We had 'umpteen chances that we didn't take, and in the Premier League you don't often get that many opportunities.
But we stuck at it and got our reward because I feel the better team won. I thought Hugo was terrific today and I've been keeping him up my sleeve because he's not quite been ready yet. But together with Mido the two of them did great, he needs a goal but that will come I'm sure.
I'm delighted with what we've done since January, it was hard losing the players we did but the signs are good for the future. The young players are improving and players like Mido are getting better each week so we're up and running.
Ben Watson
We had so many chances in the first half but we dug in and kept going and we got our reward. I should have got one in the first minute I think but it went straight through my legs, and then there was another one in the second half.
But I think we dominated from the first whistle to the last whistle and we carried on, kept going and got our reward.
Phil Brown
The first half I don't think we played particularly well. Second half we came out of the traps a little bit better, and caused one or two problems but consequently they have got a winning goal.
For me the difference between the two teams is the experience for Wigan at this level and we've got to learn from that.
The TableLatest match Sunday,
22nd March 2009Pld Home Away Overall Pts GD W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A 1 Manchester United 29 12 1 1 31 9 8 4 3 18 9 20 5 4 49 18 65 +31 2 Liverpool 30 9 6 0 27 8 9 4 2 27 13 18 10 2 54 21 64 +33 3 Chelsea 30 8 5 2 24 8 10 2 3 25 9 18 7 5 49 17 61 +32 4 Arsenal 30 8 5 2 22 11 7 5 3 26 16 15 10 5 48 27 55 +21 5 Aston Villa 30 5 7 3 21 17 10 0 5 22 19 15 7 8 43 36 52 +7 6 Everton 30 6 5 4 23 17 7 4 4 17 14 13 9 8 40 31 48 +9 7 Wigan Athletic 30 7 4 4 14 12 4 4 7 16 16 11 8 11 30 28 41 +2 8 West Ham United 30 7 2 6 19 17 4 6 5 16 18 11 8 11 35 35 41 0 9 Fulham 30 9 3 3 24 12 1 7 7 6 14 10 10 10 30 26 40 +4 10 Manchester City 30 10 0 5 31 12 1 5 9 15 25 11 5 14 46 37 38 +9 11 Tottenham Hotspur 30 6 5 4 16 9 4 3 8 20 25 10 8 12 36 34 38 +2 12 Bolton Wanderers 30 6 2 7 15 18 4 2 9 17 26 10 4 16 32 44 34 -12 13 Hull City 30 3 4 8 16 30 5 5 5 19 22 8 9 13 35 52 33 -17 14 Sunderland 30 5 3 7 17 18 3 5 7 12 21 8 8 14 29 39 32 -10 15 Portsmouth 29 6 2 7 20 23 2 6 6 12 23 8 8 13 32 46 32 -14 16 Stoke City 30 8 4 3 18 13 0 4 11 11 34 8 8 14 29 47 32 -18 17 Blackburn Rovers 30 3 6 6 16 22 4 4 7 17 27 7 10 13 33 49 31 -16 18 Newcastle United 30 4 6 5 21 25 2 5 8 15 24 6 11 13 36 49 29 -13 19 Middlesbrough 30 4 7 4 13 16 2 2 11 8 26 6 9 15 21 42 27 -21 20 West Bromwich Albion 30 5 3 7 20 28 1 3 11 6 27 6 6 18 26 55 24 -29
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