Chelsea in the 2012-13 Premier League, Game 1: Wigan - Game Thread

Finally, Chelsea's return to meaningful action is here! We face Wigan today, exactly three months on from our greatest day ever. Hopefully, we can get a result worthy of our triumph today, and better than dearly-departed manager Andre Villas-Boas did with Spurs yesterday.

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Chelsea Lineup: [4-2-3-1] Petr Cech; Branislav Ivanovic, David Luiz, John Terry, Ashley Cole; Frank Lampard, John Obi Mikel; Eden Hazard, Juan Mata, Ryan Bertrand; Fernando Torres

Chelsea Subs: Ross Turnbull, Gary Cahill, Paulo Ferreira, Michael Essien, Raul Meireles, Oscar, Daniel Sturridge.

Wigan Lineup: [3-4-3]: Ali Al-Habsi; Gary Caldwell, Antolin Alcaraz, Maynor Figueroa; Ivan Ramis, Emmerson Boyce, James McArthur, James McCarthy, Victor Moses, Shaun Maloney, Franco di Santo.

Wigan Subs: Mike Pollitt, Arouna Kone, David Jones, Albert Crusat, Ben Watson, Jordi Gomez, Mauro Boselli.