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Chelsea face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Sunday afternoon, expecting to continue a remarkable return in this fixture. The Blues have come away as the winners on 5 of the 6 previous games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 14 Apr | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 14 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blues, and 5 goals against.
Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 3 points from the 1 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blues have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from JJB Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 12 games since last defeat. |