Wigan Athletic 0-1 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 24 August 2008
Result
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Chelsea
Premier League · Sunday 24 August 2008, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-1
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Chelsea: match report
Wigan Athletic lost to Chelsea 0-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 24 August 2008. The half-time score was 0-1.
The only goal came from Deco of Chelsea in the 3rd minute.
Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards.
Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 11th with 45 points, and Chelsea 3rd with 83.
Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 5 for Chelsea.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Deco
- 14'Yellow card · John Terry
- 49'Yellow card · Lee Cattermole
- 74'Yellow card · Ricardo Carvalho
Head-to-head
Team news
Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-2)
Mike Pollitt, Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Titus Bramble, Mario Melchiot, Lee Cattermole, Wilson Palacios, Jason Koumas, Emile Heskey, Amr Zaky, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez
Chelsea expected line-up (4-3-3)
Petr Čech, Wayne Bridge, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Ballack, Florent Malouda, Michael Essien, Nicolas Anelka, Juliano Haus Belletti, Claude Makélélé