Started with 8 straight defeats?
Wigan 1-1 Norwich Sat 13 Aug
Swansea 0-0 Wigan Sat 20 Aug
Wigan 2-0 QPR Sat 27 Aug
They did then go on to lose 8 in a row but had to play Spurs, Everton, Man City and Newcastle in that period.
I'm not defending the stat, just saying the way you laid it out was misleading.