Andre Dozzell, Jonny Williams, Brett Pitman, Freddie Sears and Jonas Knudsen all start for the Blues in this afternoon’s game at Wigan Athletic.

Knudsen returns to his usual left-back role having recovered from the hamstring injury, which saw him miss the defeat at Birmingham on Tuesday.

Dozzell, making his first Championship start of the season, and Williams, making his first start of his fourth spell at the club, look set to line-up in a three-man midfield with Cole Skuse.

Pitman will be the central striker with Tom Lawrence on the left and Freddie Sears on the right.

Myles Kenlock, David McGoldrick, Grant Ward, Luke Varney and Jonathan Douglas all drop to the bench.

Wigan make three changes with the injured Craig Morgan, Shaun MacDonald and Luke Garbutt dropping out and Dan Burn, Jordi Gomez and Andy Kellett coming into the team.

Wigan: Jaaskelainen, Kellett, Warnock (c), Buxton, Burn, Perkins, Gomez, Power, Jacobs, Wildschut, Grigg. Subs: Lavercombe, Byrne, Le Fondre, Davies, L Burke, Barrigan, Stubbs.

Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Knudsen, Webster, Berra, Skuse, Dozzell, Williams, Sears, Lawrence, Pitman. Subs: Gerken, McGoldrick, Varney, Bru, Douglas, Ward, Kenlock. Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire).

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martin587 added 15:13 - Dec 17 Strongly disputed pen according to Sky.!!!
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bohslegend added 15:13 - Dec 17 I know for a fact that MM will be there till the end of the season. And I also know that regardless of the state of play (up/down/still here) he's leaving. And fair fux to him. The usual bullsh1t and FIFA17 expertise from the usual bullsh1tters on this website is more than any self respecting professional manager should have to endure. Facts are he's been given nothing to work with since he came in. The owner will do well to find anyone to even maintain the status quo. Never mind take us up. Hilarious so many think they know the team that will win today. If we lose are you all wrong? and will you admit it? Poldark I know you're a troll. But to say you hope we lose is the perfect example of how some gimps on here actually think. A real fan never hopes we lose.

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keighleyblue added 15:16 - Dec 17 well said bohs.
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midastouch added 15:19 - Dec 17 Just seen the lineup and the current score, am I seeing things or is this really happening!? :-) On paper at least it seems a step in the right direction. Shame about Kenlock being dropped but hey, it's still a much more adventurous line up than I expected Mick to put out this side of Xmas, or next Xmas for that matter. Hope it pays off as obviously we really could do with the points today! I do wonder if somebody up the food chain has had a little word in his ear following all the emails and letters. As long as we win who cares hey! And even if we only draw or lose, at least we've tried to go for it more today with the starting line up, that's the way most of us would prefer Town to go about business rather than so many of the other negative starting line ups we've gone with so often this season. As the saying goes, fortune favours the brave, let's hope it proves true today.

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poldark added 15:37 - Dec 17 Well said blueboy 1 -1 just remember you McCarthy fans Wigan second bottom probably worst side in the championship
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poldark added 15:58 - Dec 17 The only way to get rid of this moron as if we keep losing for the good of the club and football he must go
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poldark added 16:17 - Dec 17 Super Bart keeps us in it against super Wigan god help us McCarthy OUT
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