Martinez, meanwhile, is confident Latics can smash their capital jinx at QPR tomorrow afternoon.
Last season’s victory at Tottenham remains Wigan’s only win in London since December 2006, but Martinez believes all records – good or bad – are there to be broken.
“I do like stats, because I feel it is the only way to achieve things,” he added.
“As an example, one person ran the 100 metres in under 10 seconds for the first time, and all of a sudden you had four or five people doing it.