Club ‘embarassed’ by defeat to Spurs

Wigan Athletic’s players have offered to refund fans who travelled to White Hart Lane to see their side lose 9-1 to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Speaking on the club’s official website, Wigan defender Mario Melchiot said:

"We feel that as a group of players we badly let down our supporters yesterday, and this is a gesture we have to make and pay them back for their tremendous loyalty.

"There is not a lot else to say, just that as a group of professionals we were embarrassed by the way we performed, we feel it was below our standards and this is something we feel we owe to the fans.

"Now we have to draw a line under the game, focus completely on training this week and bounce back on Saturday.

"We are professionals, we will take it on the chin and move on but it's important that we do not take our supporters for granted."

Wigan have been cut to 11/2 (Bet365) to be relegated from the English Premier League