Chelsea 2-1 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 7 April 2012

Result

Chelsea 2-1 Wigan Athletic

Premier League · Saturday 7 April 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Chelsea 2-1 Wigan Athletic: match report

Chelsea defeated Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 7 April 2012. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Branislav Ivanović opened the scoring in the 61st minute. Chelsea's goals came from Branislav Ivanović (61') and Juan Mata (90+3'). Wigan Athletic scored through Mohamed Diamé (82').

Discipline: Chelsea received 2 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 6th on 53 points from 31 and Wigan Athletic 19th on 28 points from 31. Chelsea went on to finish that season 6th with 64 points, and Wigan Athletic 15th with 43.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Wigan Athletic in a 3-4-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Chelsea wins, 2 draws and 1 for Wigan Athletic.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-D-L-W-L and Wigan Athletic's W-W-D-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Michael EssienChelsea
  • 53'Yellow card · Florent MaloudaChelsea
  • 61'Goal · Branislav IvanovićChelsea · 1-0
  • 61'Yellow card · Shaun MaloneyWigan Athletic
  • 65'Yellow card · Maynor FigueroaWigan Athletic
  • 82'Goal · Mohamed DiaméWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 90+3'Goal · Juan MataChelsea · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 7, draws 2, Wigan Athletic 1.

Team news

Chelsea line-up (4-2-3-1)

Petr Čech, Branislav Ivanović, David Luiz, Ryan Bertrand, Michael Essien, Juan Mata, Florent Malouda, Raúl Meireles, Didier Drogba, Daniel Sturridge, Gary Cahill

Wigan Athletic line-up (3-4-3)

Ali Al-Habsi, Antolín Alcaraz, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, James McCarthy, Victor Moses, James McArthur, Jean Beausejour, Franco Di Santo, G. Caldwell, Shaun Maloney, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez