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Hello and welcome to a final-day Premier League clash between Stoke - who have nothing to play for but mid-table pride - and Wigan, who pretty much HAVE to win if they are to stay in the division: LIVE at 4pm UK time.

Premier League / Matchday 38
bet365 Stadium / 22.05.2011
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Reda Maher

Updated 22/05/2011 at 20:01 GMT+1


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Away we go at the Britannia Stadium!
16:00
Fasten your seatbelts for an extraordinary afternoon - Wigan, wearing black today, can win and go down, or lose and stay up. Whoever you're supporting today - good luck.
15:55
Today's referee is Andre Marriner - Wigan have had him as ref three times this season and have failed to win any of those games.
15:50
If Wigan win today they will finish with 42 points - their third-highest ever points total in the Prem era, although it could still see them go down.
15:45
Stoke could finish as high as 8th this season, which would be their highest Prem finish and highest in the top flight since they were 5th in 1974-75.
15:40
Stoke City and Wigan Athletic have met 23 times in the league. Stoke City have won nine, Wigan five and nine draws. The last three meetings between these clubs have been drawn. Wigan have never won in all five previous meetings and not in the last six league meetings in total since a 1-0 away victory in the Championship in November 2004.
15:35
Wigan obviously have gone all out for the win, with a front three of Sammon, Rodallega and N'Zogbia. Sammon comes in for Tom Cleverly, who he replaced at half-time in the amazing comeback against West Ham.
15:30
Strong line-up for Stoke then as Etherington and Pennant recover for what is a first-choice XI, with Carew on the bench.
15:25
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TEAMS - Stoke: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Collins, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Delap, Etherington, Walters, Jones; Subs: Nash, Shotton, Pugh, Diao, Whitehead, Tonge, Carew /// Wigan: Al Habsi, Boyce, G. Caldwell, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Watson, McCarthy, Diame, N'Zogbia, Rodallega, Sammon; Subs: Kirkland, Lopez, Gomez, McArthur, Cleverley, Di Santo, Moses
15:20
Stoke, already in Europe after losing in the FA Cup final to Champions League qualifiers Man City, are ninth and safe. Wigan, meanwhile, are second bottom, on 39 points and behind Blackpool and Birmingham on goal difference after their last-gasp win over relegated West Ham last week. They can technically survive with a draw (or even a narrow defeat if Birmingham and Blackpool lose heavily) but can also go down if they win. Not entirely in their hands.