If Chelsea win this Sunday against Wigan athletic they are certain to be crowned the champions of England, for the 3rd time in 6 years and the 1st time without the Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho, who guided Chelsea to back to back titles in his first 2 seasons in charge in 2004-05 and an 05-6 season, win the match and win the league its could not have been simpler for the blues.
Carlo Acelotti and his men should not worry about what goes on in other parts of the country as they lead the table by one point over Manchester united. What better opportunity to clinch the title than a home match against a team struggling to find their feet in the top flight football.
All the facts considered, but football is never as simple as it seems, the visiting team from Lancashire have already assured another season in the premier league would love to finish the seasons with a bang by spoiling the Blues party, while over confidence may also be a factor for the league leaders, over the years overconfidence has lead to downfall of many teams. As if they are under the impression that all they need to do is show up on Sunday and the league will be theirs they might be in for a big surprise.
Chelsea though are the inform team at the moment, if you leave out the 2-1 loss against Tottenham, blues have won 7 of their last 8 league matches, and even after the Tottenham defeat Chelsea made a strong statement by thrashing Stoke to 7 goals to nil.
While Wigan have been conceding goals regularly, in the last 3 matches they have let in 7 goals, which has resulted in one win, one loss and a draw.
But forgetting about what has happened so far if Wigan do manage to pull a rabbit out of the hat and hold off Chelsea for a draw or better yet miraculously register a win, Manchester United who still are hot on the heels of League leaders will have to make sure that they get all 3 points against Stoke, because if Chelsea loose and United only manage a draw both will be level on points and Blues will triumph due to a better goal difference.
Team news for Blues is that John terry who made his comeback against Liverpool last week will be available and will be a key in guiding his side through and calming the nerves if any, while John Obi Mikel is not yet back from his Knee injury joined by Michael Essien, and Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvallho is also not yet fully fit.
Wigan on the other hand might have the former Manchester United goalkeeper Mike Pollit between the posts and may do all he can to do his former team a huge favor, and Paul Scharner will be making his final appearance for Laics as he is set to leave at the end of the season.
If you take your mind back o September last year, the Latics overpowered the blues by 3 goals to 1 at the Dw stadium which proves that they do have the potential to put one over their more accomplished opponents and given the hap hazard atmosphere of the final day of the season anything may still be possible.
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