Eden Hazard starts in the "3" of the 4-2-3-1 alongside Juan Mata and Ryan Bertrand. Oscar is on the bench.
2'—Iván Ramis is marking Eden Hazard tightly. As the ball reaches the Belgian, his turn leaves Ramis clutching air, and as a result of the Spaniard being caught out of position, Wigan Athletic's backline is all over the place. Hazard slips a beautiful through ball to the marauding Branislav Ivanović, who puts it past Ali Al-Habsi.
5'—Hazard holds off Maynor Figueroa, dinks the ball past Ramis, the Spaniard clumsily takes down Hazard, and referee Mike Jones has no option but point to the spot. Frank Lampard converts the penalty.
10'—With his back to goals, Hazard is hacked from behind by Gary Caldwell—low football IQ from Wigan's captain because Hazard was going nowhere.
24'—Hazard surges past McArthur but passes the ball backwards to Juan Mata. The Belgian should have continued his dribble. So far, Victor Moses has completed no dribbles whilst Hazard has completed three.
31'—Hazard attempts to play a long ball from the back. His pass is deflected towards Chelsea's goal, but Petr Čech sweeps up.
32'—Hazard gets past James McCarthy but is impeded by the Irishman. A minute later, referee Jones books David Luiz for a cynical foul. Where's the consistency?
35'—McArthur backhands Hazard after losing his footing. Referee Jones deemed McArthur's act inadvertent, but the Scotsman knew what he was doing. It's not the first time that the Wigan players have resorted to underhand tactics.
39'—Frank Lampard brings the ball out of his own half and passes to Mata, who releases Hazard down the left flank. The Belgian gets past two Wigan players, but Caldwell bails Wigan out.
45'—Hazard is free on the right flank, but Mata decides to switch play.
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