Drogba goes down inside the penalty area under the challenge of Boyce but referee Probert waves play on as Chelsea desperately search for a winner.

Wigan are taking their time over everything now and it looks as though Chelsea are going to drop more points at home.

Anelka does well to work the ball onto his right boot after cutting in from the left and bends the ball towards goal but Kirkland makes a good save.

Zaki tries to curl one into the far corner from just outside the penalty area and sends the ball just wide of Cech's goal as Chelsea seem to be dropping deep to maintain their lead.

Lampard with yet another corner for Chelsea, sending it towards the far post where Alex climbs to try and head it goalwards but it is cleared away by Boyce.

Rodallega comes on and his first touch is to blast a freekick straight into the wall as Zaki gives him a look of disgust with the set piece chance wasted.

Drogba beats Figueroa to a high ball before getting away from Bramble and breaking into the penalty area where Boyce slides in with a vital tackle to put it behind.

N'Zogbia floats in a corner for Wigan which is half cleared but drops to Kapo who can't get a shot away and eventually Chelsea clear.

Cattermole now tries his luck from a long way out which he gets all wrong and drags the ball well wide as the Latics struggle to break down the Blues defence.

N'Zogbia floats in a corner for Wigan which is headed away at the near post by Lampard as Chelsea just have to deal with a bit of pressure.

Scharner tries his luck from distance which he hammers towards goal but rises high it the crowd behind the goal.

Nice reverse pass from Zaki nearly puts Melchiot one-on-one with Cech but the goalkeeper is quick off his line to claim the ball and halt the danger.

Great bit of play by Lampard who puts the ball through for Drogba whose run is excellent and the shot over Kirkland looks to heading in but Bramble with a brilliant clearance keeps the score at 1-0.

Lampard whips in corner from the right hand side, sending it towards the near post which Ballack tries to flick but it is headed away by Scharner.

The second half gets underway with everyone hoping for a repeat of the first half which was an absolute stormer.

Drogba wins a freekick for Chelsea after being brought down by Bramble and the striker takes the resulting freekick which dips just wide of Kirkland's goal.

The fourth official indicates there will be three minutes of added on time in this action packed first half.

Lampard tries his luck from 25 yards which moves in the air before Kirkland can get his body behind the ball and make a routine save.

Lampard swings in yet another corner which Drogba heads down for Terry on the follow-up from Drogba's blocked effort is high and wide.

Lampard tries to chip Kirkland from 20 yards after seeing the keeper off his line but Kirkland recovers well to catch the ball.

Lucky escape for Wigan from their own corner as Chelsea break quickly, Lampard forcing a great save from Kirkland when one-on-one with the keeper before Ballack's follow-up is cleared off the line by Bramble.

N'Zogbia lofts a high ball towards the far post where Cech decides to push the ball away for a corner which is greeted by groans from the Stamford Bridge fans.

Lampard with another corner for Chelsea which finds Anelka near the penalty spot but his header is inches wide of the near post, Wigan are rocking still.

Chelsea respond well from a Lampard corner the ball is headed away to Mikel who catches the ball full on the volley and forces a good save from Kirkland.

How Wigan aren't winning I will never know, from N'Zogbia's corner Boyce's header is cleared off the line by Cole before the shot back into the box take a deflection and a combination of Terry and Cech clear that off the line again.

N'Zogbia's corner is poor and Terry can head the ball away from danger as Chelsea continue to struggle against Wigan.

Best chance of the game goes to Wigan as a ball through from Zaki finds Scharner in the clear whose effort isn't the best but forces Cech to push the ball out of play for a corner, great save.

From N'Zogbia's corner the ball is headed back to the former Newcastle man whose second cross back into the box drops to Brown, but the Latics midfielder fouled Lampard in getting to the ball.

Nice through ball by N'Zogbia for Zaki who takes the shot on first time but Terry's foot deflects it behind for a corner, was going to be on target but for the skippers interception.

The freekick is taken by N'Zogbia and nearly drops at the feet of Zaki but Alex makes up for his earlier rush of blood to the head by clearing it away from danger.

Ashley Cole bursts down the left hand side after Drogba slide him in and tries a shot from 30 yards but it bends well wide, poor effort from the former Gunner.

Lampard swings in Chelsea's first corner of the game which drops on the edge of the six yard box where Boyce heads the ball away from danger under pressure from Alex.

Wigan send a freekick into the Chelsea penalty area from just inside the Blues half of the field as Cech decides to come and punch the ball away from danger.

Wigan win the first corner of the game which N'Zogbia swings in but its over the head of Boyce at the far post and rolls out for a throw-in.