Wigan Athletic vs. Chelsea: Preview, Live Stream, Start Time and Schedule

Chelsea will look to build off their momentum from Monday's massive win against Premier League leaders Manchester City when they travel to Wigan on Saturday.

The Blues had to beat City on Monday to keep their league title hopes alive, and after a triumph at Stamford Bridge, they must not take their battle with Wigan lightly.

Wigan has 12 points and are currently the highest of the teams sitting in the regulation zone. Against a top team, they will play extremely hard to get at least a point.

Chelsea need to take all three points, as Manchester City plays a resurgent Arsenal side on Sunday with the chance the Blues could gain even more points in the table if the Gunners defeat the leaders.

Let's look at everything you need to know about this awesome matchup.

Where: DW Stadium, Wigan, England

Watch: Fox Soccer Channel, ESPN UK

Live Stream: foxsoccer.tv

When: Saturday, Dec. 17 at 12:30 p.m. ET

Player to Watch for Chelsea: Juan Mata

Juan Mata has been Chelsea's player of the season thus far, and the Spanish winger's playmaking abilities have created quality goal scoring chances for his teammates of late.

Mata and striker Didier Drogba have formed a good partnership during the Blues' recent run of good form, and Mata's passing has really caused problems for opposing teams.

Mata's runs toward goal will be crucial to Chelsea's ability to score a lot of goals against Wigan on Saturday and help their goal difference statistic in the league table.

Player to Watch for Wigan: Mohamed Diame

Mohamed Diame is one of the better players on Wigan and is a good midfielder who can create scoring chances for his teammates and put the ball in the net himself.

Diame has two goals this season in 14 league games, and has been aggressive on the attack as well, with 19 shots.

Key Matchup: Chelsea Back Four Versus Wigan Forwards

Wigan has scored the second fewest goals in the Premier League this season and do not have much attacking talent to challenge the Chelsea defense.

The Blues will hope center back John Terry can keep a firm back line on Saturday and make sure goalkeeper Petr Cech does not have to make many saves.

Wigan also allows the third most goals in the league, so if they get down early, they will look to attack heavily.

What They're Saying

Before Chelsea's recent winning streak, manager Andre Villas-Boas came under fire after the club wasn't performing well, and Juan Mata recently talked about his manager, via the Daily Mail.

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'The team has shown in the worst moments that we are united behind the manager.

'Now that we are in a run of results where things are more positive, everything is easier, but we have shown that we are together with the manager and the technical staff, like a family.'

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Prediction: Chelsea win 4-0

Chelsea is firing on all cylinders right now and their confidence is high after their crucial win against Manchester City.

The team is scoring goals and playing solid defense in front of Cech's net. Against a Wigan team that allows the third most goals in the Premier League, the Blues will have no trouble scoring many times on Saturday.

Look for Mata, Drogba, and maybe even Fernando Torres to shine at DW Stadium in a big Chelsea win to continue their winning ways.