Saturday August 21, 2010 Day 2 Finished DW Stadium

Wigan Athletic 0 - 6 Chelsea

  • Malouda 34’
  • Anelka 48’, 52’
  • Kalou 78’, 90’
  • Benayoun 90’

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  1. Red-hot Chelsea hit Wigan for six

    Red-hot Chelsea hit Wigan for six

    Rampant Chelsea continued their free-scoring start to the new Premier League campaign with a 6-0 win over sorry Wigan at the DW Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Chelsea
    • 90'+4 And that's the last kick of the ball as the final whistle goes! The champions win it 6-0 - the second time on the bounce they have recorded that scoreline! And over their past three games, they have managed an incredible 20 goals. Amazing.
    • 90'+3 GOAL! It's another! And it's Benayoun who opens his Chelsea account with a neat finish from close range! 6-0! Amazing!
    • 90' GOAL! CHELSEA MAKE IT FIVE! It's Kalou again, with a deft header past Kirkland from Drogba's delicious clipped ball into the box!
    • 89' N'Zogbia piles in on Cole, who yelps in pain! But the referee refuses to brandish a card.
    • 88' Kalou's through again here... but this time he's muscled off the ball and the Chelsea move breaks down.
    • 87' Wigan are still enjoying more possession than Chelsea... but the champions have been so ruthless when they have had the ball, it matters little.
    • 85' Two 4-0 defeats on the bounce for Wigan - is this the worst start to a new season ever?
    • 83' Wigan are forced into making another change as Figueroa is stretchered off... Emerson Boyce comes on to replace the stricken full-back.
    • 80' Diame follows McCarthy off the pitch with McArthur coming on to replace him.
    • 79' Two changes in the aftermath of that goal... Wigan bring on Watson for McCarthy while Essien is replaced by Benayoun.
    • 78' GOAL! ANOTHER FOR CHELSEA! This time it's Kalou who slots into an empty net after incredibly unselfish play by Drogba, who bursts through on goal from the halfway line before he rolls the ball into his Ivorian compatriot's path! 4-0 and Chelsea are rampant! Again....
    • 75' Fifteen minutes left and Wigan need to get a goal soon if they are to put any kind of pressure on the champions.
    • 74' N'Zogbia cuts inside and lets fly with a curler towards the far post! But his effort doesn't quite come back enough and Cech remains untroubled as the ball sails past the upright.
    • 72' Drogba's too quick for Stam here as he nips in and nicks the ball off the young Dutchman's toes... his eventual shot is deflected and loops up into Kirkland's arms.
    • 71' Essien bursts forward now but his shot from the narrowest of angles is repelled by Kirkland!
    • 70' Chelsea make another change now... Kalou on for Malouda.
    • 69' Drogba strikes a free-kick straight into the Wigan wall...
    • 67' Prior to this match, Chelsea had gone 406 minutes without conceding a league goal. Add another 67 minutes to that already.
    • 66' Terry again goes in on N'Zogbia and this time he's penalised by the referee!
    • 65' Terry could be in trouble here... no he won't be, despite two dodgy tackles on N'Zogbia. He's a lucky boy there....
    • 64' Boselli gets a header on target! But Cech is there to thwart him!
    • 63' Chelsea make a change now... off goes Ivanovic and on comes Ferreira.
    • 62' GOAL FOR WIGAN! NO! Boselli is left disappointed despite slotting the ball into the back of the net! It's a good decision - he was in an offside position as the initial shot was hit, deflecting off a defender and hitting the post before bouncing back out to him!
    • 62' Stam threatens to dance all the way through but he hasn't reckoned with John Terry, who sticks out a foot and wins the ball back for Chelsea.
    • 61' Terry is booked now...
    • 60' Credit to Wigan... they're not lying down and taking this...
    • 59' Diame booked for kicking the ball away...
    • 58' And now Rodallega looks like he's going to go all the way! But his eventual shot is blocked by Cole... and N'Zogbia's follow-up is blocked by Alex!
    • 57' Big handball shout as Wigan look to pull one back! N'Zogbia bursts through and ball appears to hit Alex on the arm! Play on says referee Mike Dean!
    • 56' Chelsea have scored 17 goals in their last three Premier League games (this one included), a divisional record.
    • 55' Wigan have now conceded 27 goals in 11 league games against Chelsea. And counting.
    • 54' Replays have just showed that Anelka's second was well offside. As Drogba played the ball across the face of goal, Anelka was clearly offside.
    • 53' Oh dear, all of a sudden this looks ominous for Wigan. After such a good start, they're falling to pieces now.
    • 52' GOAL! ANELKA GRABS ANOTHER ONE! It's another long ball foward which Malouda gets to before crossing into the box... Drogba should finish with his head, but he opts to sidefoot back across the face of goal where Anelka is lying in wait to bunbdle the ball over the line!
    • 49' Replays show Kirkland to have been slightly at fault there... he gave Anelka far too much to aim at as he hugged his near post.
    • 48' GOAL! ANELKA MAKES IT TWO! Mikel is the architect, playing a beautiful ball through to Anelka to run on to... he's still got plenty to do though but he beats Kirkland from a tight angle with a firm low drive into the far corner!
    • 47' Wigan break now with Rodallega who tries to turn Ivanovic inside and then out... but Alex comes across in the end and mops up the danger.
    • 46' Second half under way at the DW Stadium! No changes to tell you about at the break.
    • 45'+1 There goes the half-time whistle and Chelsea lead at the break thanks to Florent Malouda's third goal of the season!
    • 45' Boselli's through here! No! The flag is up for offside, and anyway, Terry comes across and puts in a fantastic challenge!
    • 44' Terry flies into a challenge and he looks to take a knock in the face... but he's too hard to be whining about little things like that, and he's back on his feet immediately. Nails.
    • 43' Nice play from Drogba on the Chelsea right and Chelsea can apply some more pressure on the Wigan goal.
    • 42' Ivanovic wins a free-kick, much to the apparent disgust of the home crowd.
    • 41' Wigan have possession again, but Thomas opts to lump a long ball forward this time that Cech gratefully claims.
    • 40' Drogba sends over a dangerous-looking ball into the middle towards Anelka but Alcaraz is there to clear for Wigan.
    • 39' Here come Wigan, looking to hit back before the break... Figueroa plays a poor pass though and Chelsea win possession.
    • 38' Chelsea have scored 64 goals in their 19 league matches in 2010 - an average of 3.3 goals per match - and 20 more than Manchester United (44 goals) who have scored the second-most in the division this year.
    • 37' Here's the first booking of the day - to Ivanovic for blocking off the earlier run of Rodallega.
    • 37' You just get the feeling the floodgates could open now... here come Chelsea again and only a fine bit of last-ditch defending by Stam denies Drogba a shooting chance.
    • 36' Stam shows his intent with a good run forward... but his eventual shot isn't the best and Cech is able to claim without any bother at all.
    • 35' Have Wigan got what it takes to come back from a goal down? They're still playing decent football.
    • 34' GOAL! CHELSEA TAKE THE LEAD THROUGH MALOUDA! Cole breaks foward before pulling back to Lampard, whose stab at goal is brilliantly saved by Kirkland! But he can only parry out towards Malouda, who reacts way ahead of the dozing Fugueroa to slot home into an empty net!
    • 31' Stam again looks to get forward and he nearly gets on the end of a little wall pass.... but the ball runs out of play.
    • 30' Stam hares off down the Wigan right but his touch lets him down and Cole is able to clear.
    • 29' But here are Chelsea on the counter.... Lampard dinks a ball over the last line of defence for Anelka to run on to... but the flag is up! Offside by an inch!
    • 28' Another poor ball from Terry gives away possession again... and Wigan come again.
    • 27' A poor touch from Terry gifts McCarthy the ball... it finds its way to Rodallega, who fires on target from 25 yards out! Straight at Cech!
    • 26' Cech gets a few jeers from the home fans as he takes his time to take a goal kick...
    • 25' Chelsea have scored at least five goals in five of their last nine league matches stretching back to mid-March.
    • 24' Rodallega steps up... but his curler around the wall is easy for Cech to catch cleanly.
    • 23' Anelka is penalised for a challenge on Thomas and Wigan have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
    • 21' Drogba and Essien link up well but the final ball to Anelka catches the Frenchman offside.
    • 20' The ball comes across the face of the Chelsea box but Cole dives in to head back to Cech before N'Zogbia can get there.
    • 19' Rodallega chases a long ball that Alex is forced to deal with.
    • 18' It is four years since Chelsea failed to win both of their opening two league matches of the season - losing 2-1 at Middlesbrough in their second game of the season in 2006-07 - their only defeat within the opening two matches in the last 10 years.
    • 17' Malouda looks to set up Essien for another strike on goal, but Wigan manage to scramble the ball clear this time.
    • 16' Rodallega makes a poor clearance, straight to Essien 30 yards out... you know what's coming! But his blockbuster flies well over the bar this time!
    • 16' Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is spotted in the stands... wonder who he's watching today. Figueroa?
    • 15' All eyes are on Drogba today, but he hasn't had a sniff so far.
    • 14' Chelsea have never failed to score in their five Premier League trips to the DW Stadium.
    • 13' Ancelotti doesn't look too happy on the Chelsea bench... but then again, he never really does, does he?
    • 12' Both sides play a spot of head tennis in the middle of the park before Wigan came away with it.
    • 11' Wigan have started really well... Chelsea' don't exactly look uncomfortable, but the hosts are holding their own.
    • 10' Cech is forced into beating out Figueroa's drive from distance! It looks like it might be going wide, but Cech doesn't fancy making any assumptions!
    • 9' Wigan have conceded in all 10 previous league matches against Chelsea.
    • 7' Martinez is barking instructions from the sidelines... he'll be happy enough with how his side have started here.
    • 6' Chance for Boselli as he rises to meet a brilliant Diame cross from the by-line! But the ball goes just inches over his head!
    • 5' Here goes Rodallega... stopped in his tracks for the time being by Ivanovic.
    • 4' But here come Chelsea, with Cole down the left flank... the champions are eventually repelled by Gohouri.
    • 3' Not a bad start from Wigan, who are calling on the spirit of last year.
    • 2' Wigan in their usual blue and white kit today, Chelsea in their all-black away kit.
    • 1' Here we go! Under way at the DW Stadium!
    • 17:10 Today's referee is Mike Dean from the Wirral.
    • 17:05 Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti made just one change following the 6-0 drubbing of West Brom at Stamford Bridge a week ago, opting for Branislav Ivanovic at right-back ahead of Paulo Ferreira.
    • 17:00 Hendry Thomas and Ronnie Stam, handed his first start following a summer move from FC Twente, were also included in the starting line-up, with Ben Watson, Victor Moses and Emmerson Boyce all benched.
    • 16:55 Charles N'Zogbia is thrust back into the Wigan line-up as manager Roberto Martinez makes three changes. N'Zogbia, who has been linked with a move away before the transfer window closes, missed the opener at the DW Stadium after Martinez had questioned his attitude.
    • 16:50 Record-chasing Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will bid to become the first player in 64 years to claim three successive hat-tricks in the English top-flight today. Drogba chasing first hat-trick of hat-tricks since 1946
    • 16:45 Wigan kicked off the new campaign where they left off the last - with a heavy defeat. But last weekend's shock 4-0 reverse at Blackpool has not dampened boss Roberto Martinez's spirits, and he reckons today's game can ignite their season. Martinez welcomes Chelsea challenge
    • 16:40 Wigan won this fixture last season, one of three home wins for the Latics against Big Four opposition. But, of course, Chelsea had their revenge soon enough, winning 8-0 on the final day of the season to emphatically seal the Premier League title.
    • 16:35 Wigan: Kirkland, Gohouri, Alcaraz, Stam, Figueroa, McCarthy, Thomas, Diame, N'Zogbia, Boselli, Rodallega. Subs: Al Habsi, Watson, Moses, Gomez, McArthur, Boyce, Scotland. /// Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Malouda, Anelka, Drogba Subs: Hilario, Benayoun, Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Kalou, Van Aanholt, Borini
    • 16:30 Wigan Athletic, trounced 4-0 by newcomers Blackpool on the season's opening day, face a tough task to avoid a similar defeat by champions Chelsea.

  • Summary

    • 90'+3 GOAL! It's another! And it's Benayoun who opens his Chelsea account with a neat finish from close range! 6-0! Amazing!
    • 90' GOAL! CHELSEA MAKE IT FIVE! It's Kalou again, with a deft header past Kirkland from Drogba's delicious clipped ball into the box!
    • 78' GOAL! ANOTHER FOR CHELSEA! This time it's Kalou who slots into an empty net after incredibly unselfish play by Drogba, who bursts through on goal from the halfway line before he rolls the ball into his Ivorian compatriot's path! 4-0 and Chelsea are rampant! Again....
    • 64' Boselli gets a header on target! But Cech is there to thwart him!
    • 62' GOAL FOR WIGAN! NO! Boselli is left disappointed despite slotting the ball into the back of the net! It's a good decision - he was in an offside position as the initial shot was hit, deflecting off a defender and hitting the post before bouncing back out to him!
    • 57' Big handball shout as Wigan look to pull one back! N'Zogbia bursts through and ball appears to hit Alex on the arm! Play on says referee Mike Dean!
    • 52' GOAL! ANELKA GRABS ANOTHER ONE! It's another long ball foward which Malouda gets to before crossing into the box... Drogba should finish with his head, but he opts to sidefoot back across the face of goal where Anelka is lying in wait to bunbdle the ball over the line!
    • 48' GOAL! ANELKA MAKES IT TWO! Mikel is the architect, playing a beautiful ball through to Anelka to run on to... he's still got plenty to do though but he beats Kirkland from a tight angle with a firm low drive into the far corner!
    • 34' GOAL! CHELSEA TAKE THE LEAD THROUGH MALOUDA! Cole breaks foward before pulling back to Lampard, whose stab at goal is brilliantly saved by Kirkland! But he can only parry out towards Malouda, who reacts way ahead of the dozing Fugueroa to slot home into an empty net!
    • 16:35 Wigan: Kirkland, Gohouri, Alcaraz, Stam, Figueroa, McCarthy, Thomas, Diame, N'Zogbia, Boselli, Rodallega. Subs: Al Habsi, Watson, Moses, Gomez, McArthur, Boyce, Scotland. /// Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Malouda, Anelka, Drogba Subs: Hilario, Benayoun, Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Kalou, Van Aanholt, Borini

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • C. Kirkland
      • R. Stam
      • S. Gohouri
      • A. Alcaraz
      • M. Figueroa Substitution Out (84′)
      • H. Thomas
      • M. Diamé Yellow Card Substitution Out (80′)
      • J. McCarthy Substitution Out (79′)
      • C. N'Zogbia
      • H. Rodallega
      • M. Boselli

      Subs

      • E. Boyce Substitution In84′
      • J. Scotland
      • J. Gómez
      • A. Al Habsi
      • J. McArthur Substitution In80′
      • V. Moses
      • B. Watson Substitution In79′

    • Starting line-up

      • P. Cech
      • B. Ivanovic Yellow Card Substitution Out (63′)
      • Alex
      • J. Terry Yellow Card
      • A. Cole
      • J. Mikel
      • M. Essien Substitution Out (79′)
      • F. Lampard
      • N. Anelka Goals×2
      • F. Malouda Goal Substitution Out (70′)
      • D. Drogba

      Subs

      • Y. Benayoun Substitution In79′ Goal
      • Paulo Ferreira Substitution In63′
      • Y. Zhirkov
      • S. Kalou Substitution In70′ Goals×2
      • Hilário
      • P. van Aanholt
      • F. Borini

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