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Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by mukina2: 11:14pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Captain John Terry is out of Chelsea's Barclays Premier League clash with Wigang after suffering inflammation of his knee. Goalkeeper Petr Cech (finger) and Demba Ba (broken nose) are expected to be fit, with the striker in line to play with a protective face mask, while Eden Hazard is available again after serving his three-match ban for his dismissal in the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg at Swansea. David Luiz is available following a calf injury, meaning only John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses, who are at the African Nations Cup with Nigeria, and long-term absentee Oriol Romeu (knee) are out. Rafael Benitez insists Chelsea are working hard to end the poor run of form which has led to questions over whether the Spaniard will complete his spell as interim boss at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have three wins from their last 10 matches and are without a victory in four ahead of tomorrow's Premier League clash with Wigan, with their latest slip coming in a 3-2 defeat against Newcastle last weekend. It is hard to tell whether owner Roman Abramovich is losing patience with Benitez, who replaced Roberto Di Matteo in November, but never in his 10-year tenure has the Russian had three managers in the same campaign. The Blues would slip to fourth ahead of kick-off against Wigan if Tottenham beat Newcastle in tomorrow's lunchtime match. ``We know the problems and we are working on the solutions,'' said Benitez, when asked if he expected to see out his short-term deal until the end of the season. ``The main thing is that you can score two goals, and then you are 2-0 up at half-time, then you have to finish the games. ``Against Newcastle we scored two goals, you cannot make these mistakes (to concede three). You have to make sure we control the game. ``We could have won all the games we didn't win. It's a question of sometimes doing the right things at the right moment, having a little bit of luck, being more clinical, not making mistakes in defence. ``The team is doing well in terms of the performance and we have to improve the results, especially the games we were winning.'' Chelsea will be expected to defeat a Wigan side battling relegation, but Benitez will guard against complacency. ``All teams are difficult to beat,'' he added. ``Wigan have won more points away, so we know there's no room for complacency. ``We have to sure that we do the right things from the first minute to the last minute.'' Wigan captain Gary Caldwell is rated at 50/50 to be fit. The defender pulled out of Scotland's midweek friendly with a recurrence of a hip problem and manager Roberto Martinez admits he is a doubt for the Stamford Bridge clash. Fellow centre-back Antolin Alcaraz is still edging his way back from a groin problem, Emmerson Boyce and Adrian Lopez are still nursing hamstring injuries but Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone has returned from the African Nations Cup and is fit, if a little underweight according to Martinez. Despite Chelsea's wobbles against Reading and Newcastle, which has seen them earn just a point, Martinez does not believe now represents a particularly easier time to play them. The Latics have lost five of their six Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge and have beaten Chelsea only once - at home in 2008 - in 15 league meetings. ``We are at that stage of the season where we can't afford to look who we are playing against,'' the Wigan boss said. ``We know when you go away from home in this league you need to be very good, when you go to the top-four teams you need to be perfect. ``We need to build on the two points we got against Stoke and Southampton.'' http://espnfc.com/en/preview/345631/preview.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888 |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by imeller: 12:19pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
AFCON Third place all the way. No time for any foreign league atm. 2 Likes |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by simmydebadest(m): 12:20pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
#TeamBenitez Out |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by DMainMan: 12:20pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Wigan wil destroi chs 2day. Benitez wil b sacked |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Nobody: 12:31pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Super eagles must win them. |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by timbros(m): 12:32pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
[size=20pt]RAFA OUT[/size] KTBFFH! |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by bunchyproject(m): 12:35pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Coooool! |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by vin4ever(m): 12:46pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Chelsea 4 - Wigan 0 . . GBAM. |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Havilah93(m): 12:50pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
chelsea all the way.... |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Clerverly: 1:00pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Chelsea can cause an upset today by defeating Wigan 1 Like |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by DMainMan: 1:48pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Clerverly: Chelsea can cause an upset today by defeating Wigan na wa o for some novice people who lack word usage skills when in sentences. D corrected statement is: Wigan can cause an upset today by defeating Chelsea |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by xxtanoni: 1:54pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
chelsea owns the game |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Antell95(m): 2:15pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Wigan.5 Che.0 1 Like |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by humblesteve(m): 2:15pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Am a supporter of Chelsea bur Wigan all dE way because I gat to make up my Bet hmmm Too much money |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by naijavlogcom(m): 2:59pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Chelsea needs to up their game o! too much draws is bad for a team that wants to remain in the top four,come may. rafa benitez replicated this same faulty-always drawing tatics in his last season at liverpool and they paid dearly for it.
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Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by ad84ada(m): 3:12pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
simmy de badest: #TeamBenitez Outam with you. |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Clerverly: 3:29pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
DMainMan:; Grammer boy! Do not twist my words.....Chelsea wining today after losing so many matches will be a huge upset If you dont know the king of Europe has been downgraded to an underdog in football parlance. Up United |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Nobody: 3:56pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
OK tottenham just defeated newcastle by 2 goals to 1 a result which places them two points ahead of chelsick on the table. Lose for chelsick today and their chance of a top four finish gets slimmer and tougher. |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by tope777(m): 4:00pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
where to watch the match live? |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by mukina2: 4:02pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Game on! |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by supaeagles(m): 4:12pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Chelsea just hang on - super reinforcements (our Nigerian heroes Mikel and Moses ) should be arriving next week to restore order in the EPL. |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Antell95(m): 4:12pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Up Wigan.. Hope they won't fail me |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by boron10(m): 4:13pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
DMainMan:He was being sarcastic nigga |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Funkymallam(m): 4:19pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Wigan about to be beaten silly! |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by davades(m): 4:24pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Goalllllll.......Ramirez |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by fredoooooo: 4:24pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
goooaaalll ramires , nice assist torres |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by fredoooooo: 4:24pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Funkymallam: Wigan about to be beaten silly! boss !!!! 1 Like |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by Nobody: 4:25pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Goal! Ramires. |
Re: Chelsea Vs Wigan Athletic (4 - 1) On 9th February 2013 by tedd(m): 4:25pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Gooaaaaaallllll |
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