Wigan will fight against Chelsea!!

Wigan Right-Back Mario Melchiot: We Will Give Chelsea All They Can Handle On Sunday!

Wigan Athletic defender Mario Melchiot believes that his team will make Chelsea fight to win the Premier League on Sunday.

The Blues will clinch the title with a victory over the Latics at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, but Melchiot has warned his former club that defeating Wigan is not as easy as it used to be for the big clubs.

With impressive victories Liverpool and Arsenal and Chelsea this season, Wigan has proven that they are capable of defeating the top teams in the Premier League.
“Last season, if the big boys like Chelsea, United and Arsenal were playing against teams below tenth spot in the league, they knew it wouldn’t be difficult,” Melchiot told The Mirror.

“Now it’s getting harder. They know now when they turn up and play against us that we can compete with them.

“That’s one of the good things for us from the season - and one of the harder things for them to take.

“You look at the teams we’ve beaten like Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, and take all the stuff we’ve done. I think it’s looking really good for us.

“The Premier League has been very exciting this season. Everybody can beat each other and that’s a situation that’s developing all the time.”

Wigan handed the Blues their first Premier League loss of the season when they beat Chelsea 3-1 at the DW Stadium in September and will look to repeat that result and end their season on a high note.

FA YOUTH CUP REPORT

CHELSEA 2 ASTON VILLA 1 (AGG 3-2):

Chelsea are FA Youth Cup champions for the first time since 1961, after a brilliant second-half comeback against Aston Villa at a noisy Stamford Bridge.

Goals from Marko Mitrovic (below) and captain Conor Clifford overturned a half-time deficit after Villa forward Kofi Poyser had given his side the lead with a header against the run of play, meaning Chelsea win England's premier youth tournament after a 1-1 draw at Villa Park last Thursday.

Chelsea (4-3-3): Sam Walker; Billy Clifford, Rohan Ince, Jeffrey Bruma, Aziz-Deen Conteh; Aliu 'Kaby' Djalo (George Saville 90+7), Josh McEachran, Conor Clifford (c); Jacopo Sala, Marko Mitrovic, Gokhan Tore (Milan Lalkovic 88).

Aston Villa (4-4-2): Benjamin Siegrist; Durrell Berry, Daniel Devine, Derrick Williams (Darius Darkin 71), Ellis Deeney; Ebby Nelson-Addy, Richard Blythe (Arsenio Halfhuid 87), Samir Carruthers, Tomos Roberts; Ryan Simmonds, Kofi Poyser.

Premier League History of Chelsea

1992/93 - Inaugural members of the Premier League
1993/94 - Lose FA Cup final
1996/97 - Ruud Gullit appointed player-manger
1996/97 - Win FA Cup
1997/98 - Gianluca Vialli becomes manager
1997/98 - Win League Cup, Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup
1999/00 - FA Cup winners
2000/01 - Claudio Ranieri becomes manager
2001/02 - Lose FA Cup final
2003/04 - Chairman Ken Bates sells Chelsea to Roman Abramovich
2000/05 - Jose Mourinho takes over as manager
2004/05 - Chelsea win Barclays Premiership and League Cup
2005/06 - Chelsea win Barclays Premiership
2006/07 - Win FA Cup and League Cup
2007/08 - Jose Mourinho leaves the club to be replaced by Avram Grant. Runners up in the Carling Cup, Barclays Premier League and Champions League. Part company with Grant. Luiz Felipe Scolari appointed manager in June.
2008/09 - Scolari is sacked in February 2009 and replaced by Russian national coach Guus Hiddink who will combine both roles until the end of the season. Carlo Ancelotti named new manager in June 2009.