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Wigan Athletic will begin their first ever season in the top flight in the most glamorous possible fashion: by hosting Premiership champions Chelsea. Chelsea will visit the JJB Stadium on August 13 amid what promises to be a carnival atmosphere and one which manager Paul Jewell and owner Dave Whelan will no doubt savour.