Dembele determined to wound Wigan

Mousa Dembele has warned Wigan that they will meet a hungry Fulham side determined to maintain their own impressive form on Saturday.

Wigan have defied their critics of late by registering back-to-back wins over Manchester United and Arsenal to drag themselves out of the bottom three. Roberto Martinez knows his team, who are now five points above the Barclays Premier League drop zone, can take another huge step to safety with a win at Fulham this weekend, but Dembele has warned the Latics that the in-form Londoners are raring to go after a 12-day break. The Fulham forward said: "Hopefully having this break will be an advantage for us. Personally, I'm very hungry to play and I'm confident that with the way we're playing we can get the win on Saturday. "We have got seven points from our last three games so we're in good form and everybody is happy. "Wigan are playing very well at the moment. They're a motivated team but they will know that Fulham away is very difficult for them."