Chelsea v Wigan(15:00)

Crann na Beatha

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cgpg5

No way it'll be a walkover imo Wigan are the one team down the bottom who will feel the least pressure, they've been in this position a lot recently and have gotten out of it, they also play a nice brand of football and imo have been very unfortunate in many games this season. I can see them sneaking a draw here.

Chelsea were make work hard during the week and imo that could affect them. This is a must win but either way they'll do extraordinarily well to get into the top 4.

GavRedKing

We have to win and wigan would love a point.im going say 4 nil. The team are well drilled now and they know they have to win to get into the UCL places. By the time we kick off we'll know how spurs have got on so that will be extra incentive.

Im going guess :

cech
bos luiz cahill ferreira
meireles essien
sturridge mata malouda
drogba

GavRedKing

Team is :

cech

ivanovic luiz cahill bertrand

essien meireles

sturridge mata malouda

drogba.

GavRedKing

Subs : turnbull, bosingwa, ferriera, romeu, mikel, kalou, torres

GavRedKing

On a plus note, romeu is back and involved. :pac:

Raskolnikov

Wigan playing 3-4-3 again

Chelsea

01 Cech
02 Ivanovic
04 David Luiz
24 Cahill
34 Bertrand
05 Essien
15 Malouda
16 Meireles
10 Mata
11 Drogba
23 Sturridge

Substitutes

22 Turnbull
17 Bosingwa
19 Ferreira
06 Romeu
12 Mikel
09 Torres
21 Kalou

Wigan

26 Al Habsi
03 Alcaraz
05 Caldwell
17 Boyce
31 Figueroa
04 McCarthy
10 Maloney
11 Moses
16 McArthur
22 Beausejour
09 Di Santo

Substitutes

01 Kirkland
23 Stam
07 Crusat
08 Watson
14 Gomez
21 Diame
18 Sammon

smallerthanyou

Excuse my ignorance, busy week but is cole rested,injured or suspended?

GavRedKing

smallerthanyou wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, busy week but is cole rested,injured or suspended?

Rested. Bertrand is a decent replacement though.

GavRedKing

Spurs only taking a point. We have to win.

RichT

smallerthanyou wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, busy week but is cole rested,injured or suspended?

gavredking wrote: »

Rested. Bertrand is a decent replacement though.

I thought he had a sprained ankle.

GavRedKing

RichT wrote: »

smallerthanyou wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance, busy week but is cole rested,injured or suspended?

gavredking wrote: »

Rested. Bertrand is a decent replacement though.

I thought he had a sprained ankle.

I thought he was just been rested. I stand to be corrected though. It wont be too easy today but I reckon we'll be comfortable.

Crann na Beatha

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kraggy

Wigan have played well for the first 20 mins. Chelsea coming back in to it now.

Wigan still making chances though.

Crann na Beatha

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Professional Griefer

Hopefully Ivanovic can score and keep a cs. And a Chelsea win would be perfect.

Crann na Beatha

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Hank Scorpio

shocking decision there, no wonder Wigan are disgusted

TheTownie

Miles offside. Wigan Unlucky!

RichT

Aquila wrote: »

GET THE **** IN!!!
IVANOVIC!!!

Ditto with the clearence!

Pepe LeFrits

Can't believe that booking either.

Sgt Pepper 64

Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »

Hopefully Ivanovic can score and keep a cs. And a Chelsea win would be perfect.

i like your timing!

ivan rescues us again!

RichT

lino's aving a mare!

Ivan deffo off.

Torres deffo on.

growler

I didn't think it was possible, but Torres is actually getting worse, may as well play with 10 men.

Crann na Beatha

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Hank Scorpio

great goal

That_Guy

Get in Wigan

mike65

Wigan are on some run (if they hang on)

Crann na Beatha

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Paul Tergat

Torres assist? Unlucky he didnt score the volley himself

Crann na Beatha

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That_Guy

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Hank Scorpio

sickened for Wigan didn't deserve to loose, good volley from Torres

McDave

Mata spares total embarrassment.

It keeps us in the hunt.

But let's not kid ourselves that there is anything more than a few more weeks left in this squad. Massive, massive clearout.

Crann na Beatha

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GavRedKing

Never in doubt. Please RDM never bench torres or mata.....ever.

GavRedKing

Sarcasm ^ :pac:

McDave

Aquila wrote: »

Today proves just how reliant we are in Terry,Lampard and Cole

It's experience CFC can't afford to lose, but which isn't going to last for long anyway. Shame we haven't been investing properly these last few years.

cgpg5

Absolute disgrace please say that ref won't get another game this season, and the linesmen. Big teams get the calls it seems some piece of shambolic refereeing could ultimately cost us (Newcastle) a champs league spot. Joke

DazMarz

Out with "boring, boring Chelsea".... in with "Lucky, lucky Chelsea"

Huge sigh of relief all around. Fúcking hell...

Sgt Pepper 64

But what a strike from Torres! His energy and drive got us that win!

efb

both Chelsea goals offsite according to Motty!

cgpg5

Mata was a yard offside for his goal too it seems. Martinez fuming after the game and that's not something you see to often. Wigan robbed, disgraceful tbh

GavRedKing

If it wasnt for Al Habsi wigan would have been destroyed. We deserved to win today and all that matters is victories not the performance.

Sgt Pepper 64

gavredking wrote: »

If it wasnt for Al Habsi wigan would have been destroyed. We deserved to win today and all that matters is victories not the performance.

Didnt see that match but it sounds like Drogba had a good game and only Al Habsi kept him out

GavRedKing

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

gavredking wrote: »

If it wasnt for Al Habsi wigan would have been destroyed. We deserved to win today and all that matters is victories not the performance.

Didnt see that match but it sounds like Drogba had a good game and only Al Habsi kept him out

He made id say at least 3 top saves. He wont be with wigan next year anyway. We have to keep on fighting as the games come thick and fast.

Delighted for ivanovic and mata today.