BlueLion.

I'm not all too concerned, Wigan will tire themselves out. And yeah, Kalou is just what we need; someone running at the defenders. Bramble will shit himself.

Well, that was shite. There was no conviction in the passing and but for Cech we could easily be behind at the moment. We have to step it up and get a second goal early in the second half, but we need more presence in midfield. Ballack has been anonymous, and Joe Cole has done little to inspire as well.

Fucking awful defending.

Yeah, I think it was a slip. Scolari's gonna lay into the boys at half time.

Cech's been top class today, four or five decent stops.

Spot on Tri-Blue, they'll be tired by 50-60 mins

Essien's been brilliant, our best player defensively and going forward at the moment.

We lack the disciplined passing of Mikel in the midfield, it would appear.

Great save by Pete.

This sort of play from Wigan is to be expected, its their first home match of the campaign. If we can get to half-time in the lead I'm sure we can go on to take the three points.

We're taking the sting out of the game by passing it around a bit, the Blues need to calm things down and get more comfortable on the ball.

Good header by Riccy, just over.

Cech is saying to his defenders to talk. There's no communication in the team atm.

Two yellow cards already. Sending off waiting to happen in this game.

The passing is very rushed at the moment. We need to keep the ball for a while.

Good save, Petr Cech

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Kick-off Come on you Blues!

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Kirkland out will be good for us He was top class in the 1-1 at the Bridge.

Only one change; I wasn't aware Mikel was unfit. Will be nice to see how Essien plays, because he likes to roam forward.

Its simple as to what the England team should be, IMO James - despite his exploits, is the best English goalkeeper we have. Richards - plays brilliantly for England Terry - no brainer Ferdinand - no brainer Ashley Cole - no brainer Ashley Young - faster, and a better crosser than Beckham Gerrard - no brainer Hargreaves - a better holding midfielder than Barry Joe Cole - no brainer Rooney - no brainer Crouch/Defoe/Owen - Crouch's height, Defoe's pace and Owen's experience can be called upon. There you go Fabio, not fucking hard, is it?

I'm impressed by Hull, actually, played really well at Blackburn. But with Liverpool only just sneaking past Sunderland and second-best to Boro for 85 minutes, and Arsenal and United slipping up so early, can any of these three teams challenge the might of Chelsea? My fucking arse can they.

I'm looking forward to this game, matches against Wigan are usually quite entertaining, I hope this one continues where we left off against Portsmouth. A convincing win and a clean sheet, coupled with no injuries, would be a welcome result. Regarding the team, I think Alex might play, with marking Heskey in mind. JT and Ricardo are class defenders but Alex's additional height and physical presence may make Heskey's aerial abilities count for nought.