Chelsea vs Wigan Athletic Preview

February 8, 2013 By Samrin Hasib

A Chelsea side which lost to Newcastle last week takes on a Wigan side which plays to entertain.

Team News

Oriol Romeu is out for Chelsea until June. Petr Cech is highly doubtful for this game. Demba Ba is also a doubt due to a broken nose. John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses are both on international duty. Eden Hazard returns to the squad following suspension. Wigan has a lengthy injury list; Ryo Miyaichi, Antolin Alcaraz, Ivan Ramis, Albert Crusat, Michael Pollitt and Ben Watson are all out injured. Emmerson Boyce and Fraser Fyvie are doubtful.

Analysis

Chelsea has had a strange season so far. Their last game was a strange one by all means. They had a lead against Newcastle but let the lead slip. Also, luck did not favor Chelsea. They could have been awarded a penalty had a handball in the penalty area in the dying seconds been picked up by the referee. Wigan continues to live by their philosophy of beautiful football. However, they are currently in great danger of being relegated. This game should be greatly entertaining. Chelsea has not always convinced at Stamford Bridge; Wigan could pick up a point in this one.

Previous Meetings

Wigan 0-2 Chelsea (19th August 2012)
Chelsea 2-1 Wigan (7th April 2012)
Wigan 1-1 Chelsea (17th December 2011)
Chelsea 1-0 Wigan (9th April 2011)
Wigan 0-6 Chelsea (21st August 2010)

Previous Matches

Newcastle 3-2 Chelsea (2nd February 2013)
Reading 2-2 Chelsea (30th Jan 2013)
Brentford 2-2 Chelsea (27th Jan 2013)
Swansea 0-0 Chelsea (23rd Jan 2013)
Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal (20th Jan 2013)

Wigan 2-2 Southampton (2nd February 2013)
Stoke 2-2 Wigan (29th January 2013)
Macclesfield 0-1 Wigan (26th January 2013)
Wigan 2-3 Sunderland (19th January 2013)
Bournemouth 0-1 Wigan (15th January 2013)