Wigan Athletic 0-1 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 24 August 2008

Result

Wigan Athletic 0-1 Chelsea

Premier League · Sunday 24 August 2008, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Wigan Athletic 0-1 Chelsea: match report

Wigan Athletic lost to Chelsea 0-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 24 August 2008. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Deco of Chelsea in the 3rd minute.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards.

Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 11th with 45 points, and Chelsea 3rd with 83.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 5 for Chelsea.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · DecoChelsea · 0-1
  • 14'Yellow card · John TerryChelsea
  • 49'Yellow card · Lee CattermoleWigan Athletic
  • 74'Yellow card · Ricardo CarvalhoChelsea

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Wigan Athletic 0, draws 1, Chelsea 5.

Team news

Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-2)

Mike Pollitt, Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Titus Bramble, Mario Melchiot, Lee Cattermole, Wilson Palacios, Jason Koumas, Emile Heskey, Amr Zaky, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez

Chelsea expected line-up (4-3-3)

Petr Čech, Wayne Bridge, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Ballack, Florent Malouda, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Nicolas Anelka, Juliano Haus Belletti, Claude Makélélé