John Terry’s first league goal of the season had Chelsea ahead before halftime.
Wigan‘s Olivier Kapo scored in 82th minutes when he equalized with eight minutes to play. 
A draw would have been devastating for the hosts, but three minutes into stoppage time, a long clearance was flicked on by Michael Ballack and Lampard raced past his defender and nodded the ball over the head of goalkeeper Chris Kirkland and make 2-1 for Chelsea.
Lampard was the hero’s.
With Chelsea new coach Gus Hiddink is the third consecutive victory against Aston Villa, Juventus in the Champions League and now Wigan Atletich
Wigan was the better side in the first 20 minutes.
The visitors began to work their way back into the match and with eight minutes to play, Kapo turned home Maynor Figueroa’s cross at the near post.
Lampard rescue with his 10th goal of the season to save the day, and Chelsea is considered Manchester United’s biggest challenger.
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