Win Through Wigan In Match Week sixteen Will Strengthen Chelsea Title Bid
Wigan scored a commendable come-from-behind 2-1 gain away at West Brom in match week fifteen. West Brom took the direct on 33 minutes by Reid; Moses served the site visitors equalise 4 minutes later, and Jordi Gomez scored the match winner to the Latics, twelve minutes following the interval. Team manager Martinez expressed delight with the energy of character proven by his wards within their second successive absent victory. Reid's brilliantly taken zero cost kick set the hosts ahead and four minutes later on Moses gave himself a twenty first birthday existing by latching on to Diame's centred ball in the still left wing for just a direct end. Moses also had a hand in Wigan's successful target if the winger was fouled by Reid inside the Albion region to concede a penalty.
Chelsea handed Man City their primary decline for the period at Stamford Bridge, in match week fifteen. Balotelli gave Metropolis the early lead and also the visitors should have consolidated their lead for the period of their complete dominance inside the primary half; during the conclusion, Mancini's wards were left ruing the various missed chances, following primary Raul Meireles struck to neutralise the direct and then Lampard transformed a 2nd half penalty 7 minutes before the conclusion of regulation time and energy to safe 100 % points for the hosts. Chelsea hung on grimly during the deal with of City's marauding attacks from the initially half-hour but could not reduce Balotelli from capitalising on Chelsea's porous defence.
Face to face, given that 2005, Wigan and Chelsea have fulfilled in 12 league online games, with Chelsea winning on ten situations and Wigan on one, using the remaining video game ending in the stalemate. The very last time these groups met was in April 2011; that match played at Stamford Bridge ended 1-0 while in the hosts' favour.
Wigan have won 3 and missing seven of their last ten league matches, while Chelsea have won 7 and misplaced 3 of their final ten games.
Right now in 18th position to the league table, Wigan have hosted seven residence video games, this period, successful 1, drawing two and shedding the remaining four; the Blues that are third put have had 4 wins, one draw and a pair of losses, of their 7 absent video games.
With their get towards Gentleman Town, Chelsea have smelt blood, and Wigan must be with the high in their activity to generally be in a position to salvage any factors through the match.