Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka return to the attack but there is no Michael Ballack due to a minor calf injury so both Michael Essien and John Mikel Obi play.

The rest of the team resumes to the one that played versus Spurs so midweek goalscorer Salomon Kalou is back on the bench where he is joined by Yury Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Fabio Borini but there is no Joe Cole.

Wigan make two changes from their last line-up, both in midfield. Jason Scotland and Paul Scharner, brought on as subs in the big defeat at Arsenal, start. Jason Koumas and Jordi Gomez are dropped.

Chelsea will line up in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation as follows:

1 Petr Cech
17 José Bosingwa
6 Ricardo Carvalho
26 John Terry (c)
3 Ashley Cole
12 John Mikel Obi
5 Michael Essien
15 Florent Malouda
8 Frank Lampard
39 Nicolas Anelka
11 Didier Drogba

Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 2 Branislav Ivanovic, 35 Juliano Belletti, 18 Yury Zhirkov, 21 Salomon Kalou, 45 Fabio Borini.

Wigan are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:

Kirkland; Melchiot (c), Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa; Thomas, Diame; N'Zogbia, Scotland, Scharner; Rodallega.

Substitutes: Pollitt, Amaya, Cho, Koumas, Gomez, De Ridder, King.

The referee is Phil Dowd.

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