Roberto Di Matteo has dismissed suggestions that his Chelsea team have benefitted from good fortune recently.

The Blues unconvincingly beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 on Saturday and replays later showed that both of their goals should have been ruled out for offside.

That result moved Chelsea to within three points of fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League table, but the Italian has rebuffed claims that his team are lucky to still be in contention for a Champions League place.

"If you look at this team this season, we haven't had exactly a lot of luck," he said.

"Sometimes, you need a little break, but I don't think we had actually many this season, to be honest."

Chelsea face Fulham at Craven Cottage this evening.

Written by
Robert Summerscales