Wigan 0-1 Chelsea | Highlights | Premiership

Wigan 0-1 Chelsea Highlights

August 24th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in English Premier League

A disappointing Chelsea held off a determined Wigan to grind out a win courtesy of Deco’s 25-yard free-kick.

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The midfielder scored after just three minutes when he found the top corner after Lee Cattermole’s handball.

But Wigan hit back and Blues keeper Petr Cech had to pull off smart saves to keep out shots from Wilson Palacios and Amr Zaki.

Chelsea struggled for form but held on for a win as Cech again rescued them by keeping out a late Olivier Kapo strike.

The Blues had steamrollered Portsmouth 4-0 in their season-opener last week and Wigan seemed in danger of a similar fate after conceding an early lead.

Wigan keeper Mike Pollitt may be disappointed at not keeping out Deco’s effort but Chelsea were uninspiring overall and the goal proved a rare moment of quality from them.

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Pos	Club	P	Pts
1	Chelsea	12	30
2	Arsenal	11	25
3	Man Utd	12	25
4	Tottenham	12	22
5	Aston Villa	12	21
6	Man City	11	20
7	Liverpool	12	19
8	Sunderland	12	17
9	Stoke	12	16
10	Burnley	12	16
11	Fulham	11	15
12	Everton	11	15
13	Wigan	12	14
14	Blackburn	11	13
15	Birmingham	12	12
16	Bolton	11	11
17	Hull	12	11
18	West Ham	12	10
19	Wolves	12	10
20	Portsmouth	12	7

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