Chelsea face strugglers Wigan Athletic at the Stamford Bridge on
Easter's Eve. Here's a quick preview and a few match facts ahead of the fixture.
TEAM NEWS
John Terry will not be risked in order to aid his recovery from two
cracked ribs.
Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole also miss out with respective knee and
ankle injuries due to knocks picked up in Wednesday's Champions League win
over Benfica.
Wigan will continue to be without Hugo Rodallega for at least another
week due to a knee problem.
Mohamed Diame is expected to return after missing the last two matches
with a groin injury.
MATCH FACTS
- Chelsea will
play 6 games over the next 18 days, including two semi-final matches
- The Blues are
unbeaten at home in all competitions in 2012 (W7 D3).
- The last time
Wigan won at Stamford Bridge was in the 1979-80 season (FA Cup 3rd Round).
- If selected,
David Luiz could make his 50th appearance for the Blues.
- Chelsea (along
with Sunderland and QPR) have lost 15 points from winning positions
(details here).
- Didier Drogba,
Frank Lampard and Salomon Kalou have all scored 4 goals each against
Wigan.
- Chelsea are
unbeaten against Wigan at the Stamford Bridge in the league (W5 D1).
- The Latics
(and Stoke) have scored the least number of goals in the Premier League
this season (29).
- In this fixture last year (9 April 2011), Chelsea won 1-0, with Malouda scoring the lone goal in spite of dominating possession (60% to Wigan's 40%).
- Roberto Martinez has lost 49 Premier League games as Wigan manager.
Follow @iSpeakFooty for more stats. Thanks to premierleague.com for the picture.
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