Wigan Athletic v Derby County
Paul Cook's Wigan side have not won since October but have drawn their past three matchesFollow live text coverage from 14:00 GMT on Thursday
Wigan boss Paul Cook has no fresh injury concerns following Monday's 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers which lifted them off the bottom of the table.
Centre-back Charlie Mulgrew will be assessed after missing the past three matches with a calf injury.
Derby will be without left-back Scott Malone, who is suspended after being sent off in the 3-0 defeat at Reading.
Fellow defender Matt Clarke has resumed full training following a knee injury, but is not yet fully match-fit.
Phillip Cocu's 17th-placed Rams have only taken six points out of a possible 33 away from home so far this season.
Match facts
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Wigan have picked up just one point and scored just one goal in their last six league matches against Derby (D1 L5).
Derby have won their last four away league matches against Wigan, keeping a clean sheet in their last three victories.
Wigan are unbeaten in their last six home league games on Boxing Day (W3 D3), since a 1-2 defeat to Derby County in 2004.
Derby County are looking to avoid losing consecutive league games on Boxing Day for the first time since 2009.
Wigan are without a win in their last five home matches in league competition (D2 L3), since a 1-0 victory vs Nottingham Forest in October.
Derby are winless in 10 away league matches (D3 L7), losing the last six in a row. The Rams haven't lost seven in a row on the road since October 2007.
Source: bbc.com
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