Arjan de Zeeuw, Andreas Granqvist, Antonio Valencia, Henri Camara and Paul Scharner are all still out. Ryan Taylor is included in the squad that travels, after his year on the sidelines with a broken foot and broken leg.

Chelsea duo Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho return from suspension.

Ashley Cole however, is suspended, whilst John Terry, Petr Cech and Khalid Boulahrouz are out injured.

Chelsea (from): Hilario, Hedman, Cudicini, Ferreira, Geremi, Bridge, Carvalho, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Makelele, Diarra, Obi, Drogba, Shevchenko, Robben, Wright-Phillips, Kalou.

Latics (from): Kirkland, Jackson, Hall, Kilbane, Cywka, Johansson, Landzaat, Heskey, Boyce, Cotterill, Baines, McCulloch, Taylor, Skoko, Haestad, Unsworth, Filan.

Paul Jewell:

"Hopefully we're just a result away from turning things around.

"We've been conceding late goals, or goals at crucial times, and these things play on players' minds.

"We've been working on it in training, trying to find the reasons why - we've all the answers on the training pitch."

Referee: Martin Atkinson (Yorkshire)

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