Wigan vs Chelsea - Match Preview & Line-ups

Chelsea start their Premier League campaign away to Wigan on Sunday afternoon in the 1.30pm kick-off against at the DW Stadium.

Chelsea start their Premier League campaign away to Wigan on Sunday afternoon in the 1.30pm kick-off against at the DW Stadium. The match is screening live on Sky Sports in the UK. Here's the team news ahead of the game; For Wigan, new signing Ivan Ramis is a fitness doubt and may not feature. The Spaniard completed a £4 million move to the Premier League from Real Mallorca this summer but the centre-half is unlikely to play with a hamstring strain. James McCarthy may also miss out on the game with back trouble. Wigan forward Victor Moses is in the squad despite several big money offers from Chelsea this summer that have so far failed to convince the Wigan board into selling their prized asset, though the expectation is the move will happen. Newcomers Fraser Fyvie, Arouna Kone and Ryo Miyaichi are all in line for debuts. For Chelsea, Roberto Di Matteo will need to decide whether to give big summer signing Oscar his Blues debut. The Brazilian only arrived at Stamford Bridge on Thursday after he played for Brazil on Olympic and International duty but he play play some part in today's game. Fellow newcomer Marko Marin remains out with a hamstring injury but Eden Hazard should make his Premier League debut.
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