Nicolas Anelka proved why Chelsea recently paid £15million for his services by scoring his first goal for the FA Cup holders to steer the Blues into the last 16 of this year's competition with a 2-1 win at Wigan.
Anelka's predatory instincts came to the fore in the 51st minute of a mediocre fourth-round tie, before he then set up Shaun Wright-Phillips for the game-killing second goal eight minutes from time.
Wigan substitute Antoine Sibierski did score a stunning strike in the 87th minute and Marcus Bent almost forced an unlikely replay when he rattled the crossbar in injury-time.
But in the end it was a comfortable night's work for Chelsea, whose current unbeaten run stretches to 10 matches - despite the fact they continue to be without an array of stars.
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