Notebook Preview: Wigan Athletic

Looking back at last season One of the worst defensive teams in the league, conceding 1.79 GPG at home and 1.42 on the road.
They managed just 7 clean sheets all season, though strangely their 4 zeros on the road actually ranked ahead of teams like Everton and Spurs.
Also struggled somewhat at the other end of the field, failing to score 13 times and managing just 40 goals all season (only Birmingham fared worse).
Their keepers and defenders didn't deliver good value last year with only Al-Habsi being ownable all year.
The midfield didn't generate a load of points (12th in P90 ) but their low value helped them to be rather valuable (3rd in P$ ). With N'Zogbia gone and not replaced though, expect some regression among this unit.
The front line was a similar story, providing poor returns in pure points (20th) but good value for money (8th in P$ ).
The team did show a marked improvement in the second half, going from just 15 to 25 goals after a dismal first 19...