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Chelsea travel to take on Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Sunday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Wigan Ath. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1985, where Chelsea annihilated the Blues 0 - 5 in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1984/1985 | Sat 26 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 5 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 05 Jan | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 1981/1982 | Wed 11 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 4 - 2 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 1979/1980 | Mon 14 Jan | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Latics score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blues, and 4 goals against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Chelsea | 5 games since last defeat. |