Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Jim Willis Jim Willis
Wes MonkW. Monk69
G
1captain
G
74Luca CuzaL. Cuza
Darius ShieldsD. Shields70
D
2
D
71Danny LaverD. Laver
Marchanno Van HelmondM. Van Helmond67
D
captain3
D
72Alexandre AlmeidaA. Almeida
Joe SinclairJ. Sinclair49
D
4
D
72Peter ClarkeP. Clarke
Mervin EhioguM. Ehiogu70
D
5
M
78Nicolas LindnerN. Lindner
Trevor FormonT. Formon63
M
6
M
81David AllmanD. Allman
Robbie WrightR. Wright73
M
7
M
78Marques Pereira PiocelleM. Piocelle
Alassan LuccinA. Luccin65
M
8
M
83Richard EmertonR. Emerton
Tommy WatsonT. Watson38
M
9
A
75Augusto MaganaA. Magana
Andre VieiraA. Vieira65
A
10
A
75Emmerick ZaamiE. Zaami
Henry AdamsH. Adams69
A
11
A
74Jean-Pierre RothenJ. Rothen
 
Fabian JonesF. Jones71
A
12
A
72Tommy SalakoT. Salako
Kees van den BergK. van den Berg69
M
13
M
79Micka‘l HistillolesM. Histilloles
Sol RodgersS. Rodgers71
D
14
D
68Ivan ShieldsI. Shields

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 19,981 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Powell.


0.00
Wigan Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.08
Robbie Wright kicks a strong pass forward to Henry Adams. Henry Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira makes a looping header on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
10.36
Mervin Ehiogu sees Trevor Formon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Trevor Formon sees Andre Vieira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andre Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Clarke.
16.20
Marques Pereira Piocelle takes a quick throw-in. Richard Emerton hits a low pass to Augusto Magana. Augusto Magana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.04
Danny Laver hits a low pass to Marques Pereira Piocelle. Marques Pereira Piocelle makes an attacking run forward. Marques Pereira Piocelle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.21
Robbie Wright flicks the ball to his team mate, Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.10
Marques Pereira Piocelle flicks a high pass forward. Augusto Magana collects the pass. Augusto Magana tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.40
David Allman flicks a high pass forward. Emmerick Zaami controls it well on his chest. Emmerick Zaami whips in a cross ball towards Augusto Magana. Augusto Magana powers a header at goal. Joe Sinclair steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
38.38
Alassan Luccin threads the ball through to Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira plays a one-two with Henry Adams and advances towards the goal... Andre Vieira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
39.08
Marques Pereira Piocelle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Augusto Magana. Augusto Magana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mervin Ehiogu.
40.35
Richard Emerton flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Pierre Rothen. Jean-Pierre Rothen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marchanno Van Helmond.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea appear unchanged since the first half. Wigan Athletic have changed their lineup with Tommy Salako replacing Jean-Pierre Rothen, Micka‘l Histilloles replacing Marques Pereira Piocelle and Ivan Shields replacing Alexandre Almeida.

45.00
The second half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
47.26
Robbie Wright hits a low pass to Henry Adams. Henry Adams shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
48.36
Danny Laver passes the ball forward to Micka‘l Histilloles. Micka‘l Histilloles changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Micka‘l Histilloles lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Salako. Joe Sinclair clumsily knocks into Tommy Salako. Penalty not given!!
49.59
Richard Emerton chips the ball to his team mate, Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Wes Monk is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
60.39
Chelsea have made a substitution with Kees van den Berg replacing Andre Vieira .
61.43
David Allman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Augusto Magana. Augusto Magana shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Wes Monk!
63.41
Tommy Watson makes an attacking run forward. Tommy Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
69.26
Micka‘l Histilloles sees space and advances. Micka‘l Histilloles knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marchanno Van Helmond.
71.56
Micka‘l Histilloles knocks the ball forward to Augusto Magana. Augusto Magana whips in a cross ball towards Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
72.09
Micka‘l Histilloles knocks the ball forward to Augusto Magana. Augusto Magana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Monk who gathers it comfortably.
73.51
Micka‘l Histilloles knocks the ball forward to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Emmerick Zaami is offside!
75.47
Danny Laver kicks a strong pass forward to David Allman. David Allman sees Tommy Salako in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Salako whips in a cross ball towards Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
77.50
Chelsea have made 2 substitutions with Fabian Jones replacing Joe Sinclair and Sol Rodgers replacing Robbie Wright .
87.43
David Allman plays the ball forward to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Wigan Athletic
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.1%
60.9%
Play Area
31.9%
47.8%
20.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Micka‘l Histilloles of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Wes Monk (GK)
8
2.Darius Shields (DEF)
6
3.Marchanno Van Helmond (DEF)
6
4.Joe Sinclair (DEF)
6
5.Mervin Ehiogu (DEF)
6
6.Trevor Formon (MID)
8
7.Robbie Wright (MID)
7
8.Alassan Luccin (MID)
6
9.Tommy Watson (MID)
6
10.Andre Vieira (ATT)
6
11.Henry Adams (ATT)
6
 
12.Fabian Jones (ATT)
6
13.Kees van den Berg (MID)
6
14.Sol Rodgers (DEF)
6

1.Luca Cuza (GK)
6
2.Danny Laver (DEF)
7
3.Alexandre Almeida (DEF)
6
4.Peter Clarke (DEF)
6
5.Nicolas Lindner (MID)
6
6.David Allman (MID)
7
7.Marques Pereira Piocelle (MID)
7
8.Richard Emerton (MID)
7
9.Augusto Magana (ATT)
6
10.Emmerick Zaami (ATT)
7
11.Jean-Pierre Rothen (ATT)
6
 
12.Tommy Salako (ATT)
6
13.Micka‘l Histilloles (MID)
9
14.Ivan Shields (DEF)
6