Mario Melchiot was booked for a wild tackle on Jerome Rothen - and it proved an expensive challenge.
BBC: SPORT | Football | Champions League | Monaco 3-1 Chelsea
Dutchman Mario Melchiot looks likely to take Ferrer's place in Chelsea's cup final side should the Spaniard fail to recover.
Melchiot was denied a 25th-minute opener when Giles Barnes appeared to clear the defender's five-yard back-heel from behind the goal-line.
"Mario Melchiot and Daniel De Ridder - I know Daniel from the Under-21's and Melchiot I've met a few times, " he said.
Mario Melchiot headed just over the bar from a corner, before Stephen Clemence stung the gloves of Jaaskelainen with a 25-yard shot.
Gronkjaer picked out Anderton in space in the middle and the former Spurs midfielder quickly moved the ball out to the marauding Melchiot.
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Birmingham drew level on 16 minutes through Darren Anderton's close-range finish and Mario Melchiot then set up goals for Robbie Savage and David Dunn.
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The Latics boss Steve Bruce replaced Mario Melchiot with the more attack-minded Jason Koumas at the interval and the visitors made a blistering start to the second half.
BBC: SPORT | Football | Premier League | Sunderland 2-0 Wigan
Melchiot was close to making it two in the 80th minute as his header from a Kilbane corner flashed wide, before Valencia sealed Wigan's second successive home win.
Wigan responded when captain Mario Melchiot delivered a perfect inswinging cross to Kevin Kilbane, but the midfielder headed straight at Carroll who gathered the ball at the second attempt.
But Chelsea were finally rewarded when Dutch fullback Mario Melchiot was given the benefit of the doubt to the deep left of the Villa area and awarded a free-kick for a trip.
Towards the end of the first half United recaptured their early momentum, Ronaldo forcing a save from Kirkland, while Tevez wrong-footed Mario Melchiot before curling the ball over the bar.
But both sides kept up the entertaining pace and Heskey's replacement, Ryan Taylor, broke free down the left to connect with a deep Melchiot cross forcing a strong save from City keeper Andreas Isaksson.
Still Wigan ploughed forward, cheered on by the majority of the 18, 089 fans complete with the free flags the club were giving away for the evening, but Rodallega could only head wide from eight yards from Mario Melchiot's pinpoint right-wing cross.
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