SUNDAY MATCHES
Wigan 0-1 Chelsea (1330 BST)
Man City v West Ham (1600 BST)
GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)
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By Jonathan Stevenson
1403: Chelsea have Wales 1-2 Georgia ...
Twenty20 winners to face England ...
Essien signs new Chelsea contract ...
Live - Czech Republic v Portugal ...
Live - Portugal v Turkey ... a great chance to break, but Nicolas Anelka plays a lazy, careless pass and the chance goes begging. Imagine how awesome this Chelsea team will be when Didier Drogba is playing instead of the insufferable Anelka?
1401: "You all have such short memories. Lamps was England player of the year in 04 and 05 and has better goals per game for England than Gerrard. Only difference is the media is dominated by ex-Liverpool players."
Nick, Watford, via text
Well, firstly 2004 and 2005 were ages ago. Ronaldinho was the best player in the world then and Cristiano Ronaldo was just some forgeigner who kept falling over. And secondly, I can assure you I've never played for Liverpool. Ever.
1357: Wigan? It's just like watching Chelsea. A lovely little one-touch move leads to Amr Zaki having another left-foot shot parried away by Petr Cech. Since the goal, Wigan have been the better side. Super stuff.
1355: Deco miscontrols the ball. Note it, I probably won't say it again this season.
1354: "(See 1350) So is Steven Gerrard but does he get booed?"
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But he's not as rubbish on as regular a basis for England as Lampard. I mean if you had to pick one (and you do have to pick one, because they're a shambles playing together), you wouldn't pick Lampard. You wouldn't, I'm telling you.
1350: Frank Lampard is getting some proper boos from the Wigan fans. 'Why does he get booed so much?' asks a colleague. Because he's so rubbish when he plays for England, me and my gaffer chime back. Thoughts?
1347: John Terry manhandles Emile Heskey and gives away a free-kick. Note to Premier League referees: If someone muscles Heskey off the ball, it's probably a foul. Terry is booked and the watching Fabio Capello mutters something under his breath to right-hand man Franco Baldini, who is literally sitting at his right hand.
1344: "Deco has proved me wrong. I really doubted him saying he's past it, he will never get used to the pace and power of the Premier League. I take it all back sir. Magnificent goal."
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1342: "Oh my God what a goal, what a goal."
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1340: Wigan are not, repeat not, lying down here. Jason Koumas slides in Amr Zaki and the Egyptian rifles a left-foot shot along the floor that Petr Cech does well to get down and save. This is just brilliant!
1337: All-action. Wilson Palacios cuts in from the left and fires in a shot from an angle that Petr Cech parries away for a corner. Very lively start.
1335: GOAL Wigan 0-1 Chelsea
Genius. After four years of watching Ronaldinho take free-kicks for fun for Barca, finally Deco is first-choice and bang, the Brazilian-born midfielder swings one up over the wall and into the top corner. Mike Pollitt's positioning wasn't brilliant, but who cares? That was magnificent.
1334: Trouble here. Free-kick to Chelsea 22 yards out, after a handball by Lee Cattermole...
1332: We are green for go at the JJB Stadium.
1330: "Why are all the Chelsea fans acting like they play like the Brazilians? I know your first game was good and all, but the football wasn't as attractive as you think it was. Your perception was probably put off by the past three years of the drab, boring Chelsea."
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1327: The referee has to bang on the Chelsea dressing room to get them out and Michael Ballack has to pop back in to lose his neck chain. They look too cool for school today.
1326: It's Stevo Predo time - hold on to your betting slips! Wigan 1-4 Chelsea and then Manchester City 2-2 West Ham. If I lose you money today, then you really should know better.
1324: "(See 1315) I bet Paul Jewell wishes it was 2005 too."
Anonymous, via text
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Derby 0-1 Southampton
1323: "You better not have any slip ups today Jon. Reading this and watching Formula One... what more could you ask for on a Sunday?"
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Firstly, it's Stevo, not Jon. And I'm not sure I like your tone there sunshine. Even though she's a Leicester fan (they're League One, to save you having to look down the divisions), please do enjoy Sarah Holt's European Grand Prix updates, but not at the expense of the footy. Bread and butter, innit?
Live - European Grand Prix
1319: So apparently, some competition taking place in Beijing is drawing to a close right now. It'll be back in four years, I'm sure. Wonder where though? Anyway, the inspirational Ben Dirs is banging on about it and he's quite funny, so why not pop along for a sec and have a quick look?
Live - Olympics finale
1315: "Chelsea to win 1-0 , Wigan will play well but Crespo will score a late stunner..."
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Awesome. If it's August 2005, England are about to win the Ashes. Great, great times for sport.
1312: Hammer blow for Wigan in the warm-up (no, not that Titus Bramble has come through unscathed), with the news that injury's Chris Kirkland has got, well, injured and has been replaced in goal by Mike Pollitt.
1310: Fletch thought you lot were awesome yesterday, so I'm expecting a similar display today. If only there was a User Rater in which we could mark you. Stevo would give you 10 every time. So get those witty texts flying in to 81111 and join in with the debate on 606. They're quite a friendly lot, once you get to know them.
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1307: Team news Wigan v Chelsea
Wigan make two changes from the side that lost to West Ham as Titus Bramble replaces Paul Scharner at centre-back and Jason Koumas comes in for Olivier Kapo in midfield. Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has recovered from a calf injury and starts at the expense of Jon Mikel Obi in boss Luiz Felipe Scolari's only change from the team that walloped Portsmouth.
1305: Of course I have. I missed England turning the clock back to, er, 2007, when we were equally pathetic. I missed Ricardo Fuller morphing into Romario and sending Stoke fans into actual dreamland. And I missed the return of the great Djibril Cisse, goalscorer on his Sunderland debut and holder of the peerage title Lord of the Manor of Frodsham. And there aren't any characters left in the game anymore?
1300: If Dan, who is my gaffer today, mentions Bristol Rovers beating Hereford 6-1 yesterday one more ti- Oh, hello. I've been away for a few days. Did I miss anything?
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