(Adds facts) By Justin Palmer LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Goals from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero sent Manchester City into an Cup final against Wigan Athletic after they beat holders Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday. The 2011 winners will reunite on Might 11 after they kept off a strong fightback from a Chelsea area enjoying their sixth game in 16 days. Frenchman Nasri gave City, who also beat Chelsea to get the season-opening Community Shield, a cause they more than deserved when he dismissed home after 35 minutes and a second two minutes were headed by Argentine Aguero into the second half. Demba Ba's acrobatic volley on 65 minutes inspired a Chelsea revival but City kept their nerve. Premier League strugglers Wigan overcame Championship (2nd section) Millwall 2-0 at Wembley on Saturday in a match marred by fighting one of the London club's supporters. City set the tone for a dominant opening half when Petr Cech clawed away Aguero's early effort from close range and Chelsea, with only two days full sleep after their Europa League trip to Moscow, absorbed nearly constant pressure. Vincent Kompany's goalline header to stop Eden Hazard from scoring did get City off the land and they made the most of the letoff and went ahead when Chelsea, maybe not for the first time, allowed Yaya Toure to perform at them. The Ivorian, the dominant figure in midfield for City, played an accurate pass to Aguero's legs and his layoff bobbled off Cesar Azpilicueta and fell for Nasri to lash home. Kompany must have added an additional from a lightning attack but City rammed home their supremacy two minutes after the break when Aguero met Gareth Barry's mix with a header that went in off the post. Chelsea, FA Cup winners in four of the final six times, got a lifeline when Ba turned to fire house after substitute Fernando Torres, moments after coming on, had unsettled City's backline enough to push a messy clearance. It absolutely was the very first goal City have admitted in a only intelligent block and the competition from keeper Costel Pantilimon refused Senegal forward Ba an equaliser. Chelsea pressed strongly in the final stages but now only have the Europa League for a chance of silverware in 2013. (Editing by Ed Osmond)
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